UNSPSC 50325863: Dried red beaut plums

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

UNSPSC 50325863 Dried red beaut plums (Commodity) appears in school nutrition procurement across multiple states, though the recent activity shows no direct solicitations for this specific commodity — instead, dried plums surface as one line item within broader produce and food supply contracts rather than as standalone procurements. School districts and county boards of education are the primary buyers, with activity concentrated in Georgia, Texas, Connecticut, Missouri, and California. Recent solicitations spanning fresh produce, dried fruits, cafeteria food products, and master grocery contracts for school nutrition programs enumerate dried or processed fruits as part of larger annual food-supply buys, but the narrowness of the code — whole dried red beauty plums specifically — means it rarely appears as a discrete procurement vehicle. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued a standalone bid (IW236532) for whole, pitted, dried prunes in U.S. Grade B quality in 60-70 count size in sealed food-grade packaging with a minimum order of 1,400 boxes for its Corpus Christi location, due February 20, 2026, which demonstrates the exception rather than the rule: prison food service also sources dried fruits, but school districts and county public schools tend to bundle dried plums within broader commodity RFPs and IFBs.

School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, particularly large districts such as Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Rockwood R-VI and Liberty County school systems (Missouri and Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), and Douglas County School System (Georgia), alongside smaller boards such as Hancock County Schools (Georgia). Geographic spread centers on the Southeast and South — Georgia, Missouri, Texas, Connecticut — with California's Santa Clara County representing the western outlier in the dried fruits space (Santa Clara issued ITB-PRC-FY26-0617 for dried raisins, cranberries, and tropical fruit mix for corrections food service in January 2026, due February 5, 2026, on an all-or-none basis with a five-year term and local-business preference). No recent opportunity isolates dried red beaut plums as a named line item; vendors pursuing this code should expect to compete within master grocery contracts and seasonal fresh-produce buys where individual dried-fruit items carry lower visibility and smaller volumes than fresh commodity staples.