UNSPSC 50325846: Dried laroda plums

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

UNSPSC 50325846 Dried laroda plums, a Commodity code, covers dried plum products that state and local governments procure for institutional food service, particularly school nutrition programs and correctional facilities. Recent solicitations show school districts and state agencies buying dried plums either as standalone items within larger fresh and dried produce contracts or as components of comprehensive food-service commodity buys. The code captures what appears to be a niche segment of broader institutional food procurement — most recent activity bundles dried plums within RFPs and IFBs that span hundreds of line items across proteins, produce, dairy, and staple foods, with Buy American compliance (minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed products) as a standard requirement. Issuing bodies include school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, City of Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), state agencies (Georgia and Texas), and correctional-system procurement (Texas Department of Criminal Justice), reflecting the institutional food-service anchor for this category.

The recent opportunities cluster in the South and Southwest. Hancock County Schools (Georgia) solicited fresh produce including specialty dried items for the 2026-27 school year under IFB with a June 26, 2026 response date. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut issued a commodities RFQ due June 26, 2026, covering 115 line items across produce, proteins, and staples for the Board of Education Nutrition Center. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division, issued IFB No. 304T-26-300CF due May 4, 2026 (extended via addendum from April 21), spanning approximately 382 food-service line items across five geographic TDCJ warehouse areas in Texas with firm-fixed pricing and FOB Destination delivery terms. A second TDCJ bid (IW236532) specifically targeted whole, pitted dried prunes in U.S. Grade B quality, 60–70 count size, packed 25 pounds per box, with a minimum order of 1,400 boxes for the Corpus location and an amended due date of February 20, 2026. Activity is concentrated in school nutrition programs and state correctional facilities, with limited frequency suggesting dried plums are a specialty item rather than a staple commodity within institutional food service.