UNSPSC 50325850: Dried mariposa plums

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

UNSPSC 50325850 Dried mariposa plums, a Commodity code, describes dried fruit products that state and local governments purchase primarily for school nutrition programs and institutional food service operations. Recent solicitations reveal that while the code nominally names a specific dried-plum product, the actual procurement activity under this code encompasses broader dried-fruit and fresh-produce categories for cafeteria and food-service supply. School districts and state correctional agencies are the primary buyers, soliciting produce through IFBs with sealed-bid processes and firm fixed pricing over multi-month or multi-year contract periods. Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed products appear consistently across school nutrition solicitations, and vendors must provide HACCP plans, E-Verify authorization, and comprehensive insurance coverage. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple food procurement solicitations that encompass dried fruits as line items within larger commodity bundles, alongside frozen entrees, proteins, dairy, grains, and condiments for distribution across institutional kitchen locations.

Recent activity concentrates in the South and reflects school district and state agency procurement cycles. Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia issued an IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items with responses due June 26, 2026, while the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut sought school nutrition commodities with an electronic-submission deadline of June 26, 2026, covering 115 line items including fruit and vegetable products. The State of Georgia posted a food supplies solicitation due June 22, 2026, and the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued an IFB for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products with responses due May 4, 2026, after an extension via addendum. An earlier Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicitation (IW236532) specifically targeted whole, pitted dried prunes in U.S. Grade B quality for delivery to a Corpus Christi location with a minimum order of 1,400 boxes; that bid opening was rescheduled to February 20, 2026, via Amendment No. 1. Geographic concentration in Georgia and Texas reflects state agency and school-district purchasing volume, with periodic activity in Connecticut and across the Southeast.