UNSPSC 50325809: Dried betty anne plums

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

UNSPSC 50325809 Dried betty anne plums, a Commodity code, captures procurement of dried plum products for state and local institutional foodservice operations, particularly correctional facilities and school nutrition programs. The scope reflects what state and local agencies actually buy: sealed packages of U.S. Grade B dried prunes in specified count sizes (60–70 count) and portion weights, meeting USDA grade certification and food-safety packaging standards. Issuing bodies under this code are primarily state departments of criminal justice and county school district nutrition programs, with occasional municipal school boards. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice appears as a repeat buyer, procuring both individual dried prune line items and large multi-category food commodity bundles that include dried fruit products alongside proteins, dairy, grains, and produce.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued Bid No. IW236532 for whole, pitted dried prunes in 60–70 count size, packed in sealed food-grade polybags within 25-pound cardboard boxes, with a minimum order of 1,400 boxes for Delivery Area 1 (response date February 20, 2026, IFB notice type). The same TDCJ entity also solicited broader cafeteria food products via IFB No. 304T-26-300CF covering 382 line items across multiple warehouses and delivery points across five geographic regions of Texas (due May 4, 2026, extended by Addendum No. 2). School district nutrition programs in Georgia and Connecticut are also active: Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce including berries, citrus, and specialty items with delivery to three school sites (due June 26, 2026), and the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases solicited commodities for the Board of Education Nutrition Center covering 115 line items including fruit and vegetable products (due June 26, 2026, RFQ notice type). All solicitations apply Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic ingredient content for processed products.