UNSPSC 50325831: Dried friar plums

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

UNSPSC 50325831 Dried friar plums (Commodity) covers whole, pitted dried prunes and similar dried stone fruits that school districts, correctional facilities, and other state and local food service operations procure for meal programs and inmate nutrition. State and local governments source this category primarily through school nutrition departments operating under their Child Nutrition Programs, as well as through corrections departments managing institutional food service. The solicitations show dried fruit specs that emphasize USDA grading standards (Grade A or Grade B), specific pack sizes (60–70 count prunes in 25-pound boxes, raisins in 1.5 oz individual packets), shelf-life requirements (typically six months minimum), and nutritional compliance (often 110–125 calories per serving, zero added sugars). Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content apply across most school-based opportunities, and all vendors must hold liability insurance, pass federal debarment checks, and comply with food safety standards including HACCP plans and product recall procedures.

School districts across Georgia, Texas, Connecticut, Missouri, and California show the highest recent activity in this space. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice's dried prunes solicitation (IW236532, February 2026) named the commodity explicitly, calling for U.S. Grade B whole pitted prunes in 60–70 count size with a minimum order of 1,400 boxes for one delivery area. The County of Santa Clara's dried fruits and nuts ITB (ITBPRCFY260617, February 2026) solicited dried raisins, cranberries, and tropical fruit mix alongside nuts for correctional food service, with raisins at 5,880 cases annually (150 individual packets per case) and pricing firm fixed for Year 1 plus capped annual increases. School nutrition RFPs from Hancock County (Georgia), Liberty County (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham (Georgia), Douglas County (Georgia), and Rockwood R-VI (Missouri) spanning March through June 2026 treat dried fruits as line items within broader grocery solicitations rather than standalone contracts, indicating that state and local buyers typically procure this category as part of master grocery or master produce agreements rather than as dedicated single-commodity awards.