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 covering dried stone fruit products sourced by school districts, state departments, and correctional facilities for nutritional programs and food service operations. While the code's nominal scope targets a specific dried-plum variety, state and local solicitations under this category encompass a broader range of dried and fresh produce items, with school nutrition programs and institutional food service representing the primary buying patterns. Recent opportunities reveal that issuing bodies use this code—and related commodity codes in the same family—to aggregate fresh produce, dried fruits, and processed food items under single IFBs alongside eggs, proteins, dairy, grains, and kitchen supplies, often as part of comprehensive annual food-service contracts rather than standalone dried-fruit procurements. Hancock County Schools (Georgia), the City of Bridgeport (Connecticut), the State of Georgia, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice dominate recent activity, each pursuing multi-line-item food commodity solicitations with firm-fixed pricing, domestic-content requirements under the Buy American Provision, and award to single or multiple vendors based on lowest-responsive-responsible-bidder or best-value criteria.

Recent opportunities span Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas, with the most visible activity in school nutrition programs and state correctional-facility food service. Hancock County Board of Education issued IFB #SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026, for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items (apples, berries, cruciferous vegetables, root vegetables, melons, citrus, leafy greens, peppers, tomatoes, and specialty items) with sealed bids due June 26, 2026, delivery to three school sites, and contract term July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases solicited 115 line items of food commodities (eggs, poultry, cheese, beef, and fruit and vegetable products) with electronic submission due June 26, 2026, for the Board of Education Nutrition Center and contract term through June 30, 2027. The State of Georgia issued an IFB on May 15, 2026, for food, supplies, and other kitchen products with response due June 22, 2026. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, issued IFB No. 304T-26-300CF on May 4, 2026, for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products (proteins, frozen entrees, dairy, grains, beverages, baking supplies, condiments, and canned and fresh vegetables and fruits) with delivery to six TDCJ distribution points across Texas and response due May 4, 2026; contract term runs through August 31, 2027, with two optional one-year renewals. All solicitations mandate HACCP plans, E-Verify authorization, debarment verification, domestic-content compliance, and fixed pricing for the contract term; delivery terms specify FOB Destination, prepaid freight, and 30-day payment cycles.