UNSPSC 50325823: Dried earliqueen plums

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

UNSPSC 50325823 Dried earliqueen plums, a Commodity code, covers whole or processed dried plums procured by state and local school nutrition programs, corrections departments, and food service operations. State and local governments buy dried plums primarily as component ingredients in school lunch and institutional cafeteria meal programs, typically specified by size grade, count, packaging format (sealed polybags within cardboard boxes), and USDA quality certification. Recent solicitations show dried plums appearing as line items within larger fresh and dried produce contracts or standalone procurement vehicles where volume requirements are modest (single procurement requesting 1,400 boxes, for example) and performance specifications are granular — grade standards, pallet configurations, delivery windows, and recall-accessible documentation requirements.

School districts and state corrections departments dominate the issuing-body mix. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) and the City of Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut) solicited fresh produce bundles under IFB that likely included dried fruit components; the State of Georgia and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued broader food commodity RFPs encompassing dried plums as subordinate line items. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued a dedicated IFB for whole pitted dried prunes (Bid No. IW236532, due February 20, 2026) specifying U.S. Grade B quality, 60–70 count size, 25-pound boxes, and 1,400-box minimum order to the Corpus Christi location. Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Connecticut. All opportunities require USDA grade certification, compliance with Buy American provisions (51 percent domestic ingredient minimum for processed products in school lunch contexts), and firm fixed pricing with prepaid freight to designated delivery sites. Vendors must maintain HACCP plans, 24-hour recall accessibility, debarment clearances, and $500,000 to $1 million commercial general liability insurance depending on issuing body.