UNSPSC 50325825: Dried ebony may plums

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

UNSPSC 50325825 Dried ebony may plums is a Commodity code that encompasses the procurement of dried stone fruits — specifically whole or pitted dried prunes and similar dried plum products — for institutional food service operations. State and local governments procure dried plums primarily through school district nutrition programs and correctional facility food services, where the products serve as shelf-stable fruit components in meal plans, breakfast offerings, and inmate diets. The code sees activity across school districts, county boards of education, state corrections departments, and county sheriff's offices. Recent solicitations show that issuing bodies typically bundle dried plums with broader dried fruit and nut categories or incorporate them into master grocery contracts spanning hundreds of food line items; school nutrition programs are the dominant purchasing segment, followed by correctional facilities.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in California and Missouri. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued Bid No. IW236532 in April 2026 for whole, pitted, dried prunes (U.S. Grade B, 60–70 count size, 25-pound boxes, minimum 1,400 boxes for Delivery Area 1) with an amended due date of February 20, 2026. The County of Santa Clara, California, included dried fruits (including raisins, cranberries, and tropical fruit mix) in Invitation to Bids ITB-PRC-FY26-0617 (posted January 28, 2026, due February 5, 2026) for Sheriff's Department correctional food services at Elmwood Correctional Facility. School district opportunities—such as those from Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia (IFB due April 29, 2026) and Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri (due April 29, 2026)—typically list dried fruits as line items within broader grocery or food product solicitations rather than as standalone dried-plum-specific buys. Volumes range from modest (individual line-item quantities in the hundreds of cases annually for specialty items) to substantial (school districts serving 19,000+ students with daily breakfast and lunch participation). No specific budget ranges or award values for dried plum line items are disclosed in the available solicitation documents.