UNSPSC 50325865: Dried red ram plums

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

UNSPSC 50325865 Dried red ram plums is a Commodity code that encompasses dried stone fruits procured primarily by school nutrition programs and correctional facilities to support meal service operations. State and local governments soliciting under this code are predominantly school districts and county education systems, with secondary activity from state departments and county correctional facilities. School nutrition programs source dried fruits as shelf-stable produce alternatives and snack components to meet USDA nutritional standards and Buy American requirements; correctional food services procure dried fruits in bulk for inmate meal programs. The sourcing pattern reflects standardized nutrition procurement cycles aligned to school fiscal years (July 1 through June 30) and institutional food service planning.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and across the broader Southeast and Southwest, with school districts in Hancock County, Liberty County, and Douglas County, Georgia issuing competitive solicitations between February and June 2026. The County of Santa Clara, California issued a five-year ITB for dried fruits and nuts in January 2026 supporting correctional food services, requesting dried tropical fruit mix, raisins, and nuts on an all-or-none basis with estimated annual volumes of 1,000–5,880 cases per item and pricing firm for Year 1 with capped annual increases in renewal years; the response deadline was February 5, 2026. The Douglas County School System and Hancock County Board of Education issued broader fresh produce and grocery item IFBs spanning multiple dried and fresh fruit categories with response deadlines in April and June 2026, respectively, under standardized K–12 school nutrition frameworks. School district solicitations typically require minimum three to five years' vendor experience, commercial general liability insurance of $1 million or greater, firm fixed pricing for the contract period, weekly FOB Destination delivery to multiple school sites, and compliance with Buy American Act provisions mandating 51 percent domestic content in processed products; payment terms run Net 30 to Net 45 days. No specific budget ranges or incumbent vendors are disclosed in recent postings, and awards are commonly made on a line-item basis to single or multiple vendors based on lowest responsive pricing and product quality assessment.