UNSPSC 50325821: Dried damson plum

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

UNSPSC 50325821 Dried damson plum is a Commodity code covering dried fruit products for institutional food service, as evidenced by recent state and local solicitations focused on school nutrition programs and correctional facility cafeterias. State and local governments buying under this code procure dried fruits as bulk ingredients and prepared components for meal programs serving students, inmates, and other institutional populations. School districts and state corrections departments are the primary issuing bodies; these buyers source through competitive sealed-bid processes (IFB) with firm fixed pricing for multi-year contract terms, typically incorporating Buy American provisions requiring minimum domestic content thresholds for processed products. Vendors must meet USDA grade standards, provide HACCP or food safety documentation, maintain liability insurance, and accept delivery-schedule requirements tied to institutional food service operations.

Recent activity clusters in the Southeast and South, with Georgia and Texas representing active markets. The Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia issued IFB #SN002-2027 in June 2026 seeking fresh produce and specialty items for the 2026–27 school year with responses due June 26, 2026, reflecting broader institutional sourcing for multiple school locations. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases posted a commodities solicitation in June 2026 for the Board of Education Nutrition Center with a June 26, 2026 deadline, though that opportunity appears broader than dried damson plum alone. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued multiple food procurement bids including Bid No. IW236532 in April 2026 for whole pitted dried prunes (a comparable dried fruit product) with specifications for U.S. Grade B quality and USDA certification. The Georgia Department of State Purchasing posted a food, supplies, and kitchen products solicitation on May 15, 2026 with a June 22, 2026 response date. Dried damson plum represents a niche commodity within institutional food procurement; recent opportunities do not isolate this specific product, suggesting it is bundled within broader fresh produce and food commodities RFBs rather than solicited as a standalone line item.