UNSPSC 50325838: Dried hiromi red plums

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

UNSPSC 50325838 Dried hiromi red plums is a Commodity code that nominally covers specialty dried fruit products, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code show little activity directly aligned with hiromi red plums themselves. Instead, the code's activity reflects a much broader pattern: school districts, corrections departments, and county nutrition programs are procuring dried fruits, nuts, and fresh produce as part of large-scale food service operations. The solicitations show dried cranberries, raisins, tropical fruit blends, walnuts, and pecans entering institutional food supply chains, alongside extensive fresh-produce procurement (apples, berries, vegetables, citrus) and all-category grocery buys. The buying pattern is demand-driven by child nutrition programs, school lunch operations, and detention facility food services rather than specialized procurement of a single dried-fruit variety. School districts dominate the issuing bodies, with additional activity from corrections departments, county boards of education, and regional cooperatives like the GEC Buying Cooperative that aggregate demand across multiple districts.

Recent opportunities span Georgia, Virginia, Missouri, Connecticut, Texas, and California. Representative procurements include Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issuing an IFB for fresh produce with response due June 26, 2026, covering 200+ line items of fresh fruits and vegetables with Buy American provisions; City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases soliciting commodities for the Board of Education Nutrition Center under IFB with electronic submission by June 26, 2026, requiring MBE/CBE certifications; and Santa Clara County, California issuing an ITB for dried fruits and nuts to the Department of Correction—Food Services with bids due February 5, 2026, requiring all-or-none bidding on raisins, cranberries, tropical fruit mix, walnuts, and pecans. Douglas County School System (Georgia) and Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia) posted master grocery contracts spanning hundreds of line items with multi-year terms and firm fixed pricing. Prices remain firm for contract periods; Buy American provisions and USDA compliance certifications are standard. No specific opportunities for dried hiromi red plums appear in the recent block; vendors pursuing this code should expect competition focused on broader dried-fruit and fresh-produce categories rather than a single specialty item.