UNSPSC 50325813: Dried black giant plums

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

UNSPSC 50325813 Dried black giant plums (Commodity) covers dried plum products purchased by school districts and corrections departments for institutional food service. Recent state and local solicitations show school nutrition programs and criminal justice facilities buying dried plums as components of broader food commodity contracts rather than as standalone line items. Hancock County Schools (Georgia) and the City of Bridgeport Board of Education Nutrition Center (Connecticut) solicit fresh and processed produce annually for school lunch operations; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice procures dried prunes and other food staples for inmate meals across multiple facilities. These issuing bodies — school districts, city education boards, and state corrections agencies — represent the primary buyers under this code, with school nutrition programs driving the majority of visible activity.

Geographic concentration leans toward the South and large urban districts in the Northeast, with recent solicitations originating in Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas. Hancock County Schools issued an IFB for fresh produce (SY27) due June 26, 2026, specifying over 200 line items across multiple produce categories with delivery to three school sites; the City of Bridgeport Board of Education sought bids for 115 commodity line items including fruit and vegetable products, due June 26, 2026, through the OpenGov Procurement Portal. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued IFB No. 304T-26-300CF for approximately 382 cafeteria food line items due May 4, 2026, and a separate bid (IW236532) for whole, pitted, dried prunes in U.S. Grade B quality, 60–70 count size, with a minimum order of 1,400 boxes to the Corpus location. Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic content in processed products apply across school district contracts; USDA grade certification and compliance with nutritional and shelf-life specifications are standard across all issuing bodies.