UNSPSC 50325803: Dried aurora plums

The variety of plums known as aurora plums that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50325803 Dried aurora plums is a Commodity code that state and local governments purchase primarily for school food service operations, with recent solicitations showing demand across school nutrition programs and correctional facilities. The code encompasses dried plum products meeting specific quality grades, packaging formats, and nutritional specifications for institutional meal service. School districts and county boards of education are the dominant issuing bodies under this code, with solicitations typically bundled into broader fresh produce or dried fruit procurement packages rather than as standalone line items. Recent activity shows these buyers treating dried plums as one component within comprehensive grocery and produce supply contracts that serve daily meal operations across multiple school locations, with product specifications often tied to USDA National School Lunch Program guidelines and Buy American requirements mandating domestic sourcing or minimum domestic ingredient content percentages.

Recent solicitations for dried fruit products appear primarily in the Southeast and Upper Midwest, with Georgia school systems (Hancock County Board of Education, Liberty County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and Douglas County School System) and Missouri school districts (Rockwood R-VI School District) showing documented activity. The most directly relevant recent opportunity is Santa Clara County's Invitation to Bids ITBPRC-FY260617 (due February 5, 2026) for dried fruits and nuts to supply the County's correctional facility, which specified dried cranberries, raisins, and tropical fruit blend on an all-or-none basis with firm pricing for Year 1 and optional annual increases capped at bidder-specified rates through a five-year contract term. Broader school nutrition solicitations from Hancock County Schools, Liberty County Board of Education, and Rockwood R-VI School District each encompassed hundreds of line items across multiple product categories including dried fruits, with response deadlines in April through June 2026; these RFPs and IFBs typically award on a line-item or vendor basis to establish supply for the July 2026–June 2027 school year. Texas Department of Criminal Justice procurement (Bid IW236532, due February 20, 2026) specifically sought whole pitted dried prunes in U.S. Grade B quality with 60–70 count sizing and 25-pound box packaging, indicating niche demand within correctional food service that differs from school-based opportunities.