UNSPSC 50325870: Dried royal red plums

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

UNSPSC 50325870 Dried royal red plums, a Commodity code, represents a narrow procurement category that state and local governments buy almost exclusively for school nutrition programs and correctional facilities. The recent solicitations show minimal direct demand for dried plums specifically; instead, dried fruits appear as line items within much broader fresh and processed produce contracts. School districts soliciting fresh produce and grocery items mention dried fruits generically or as components of multi-category food service RFPs, while the one direct dried-fruit procurement in the dataset—Santa Clara County's January 2026 ITB for dried fruits and nuts to support the County Sheriff's Department of Correction—includes dried raisins, cranberries, and tropical fruit mix but not plums. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued a standalone IFB for whole pitted dried prunes in February 2026, which sits adjacent to this commodity but does not directly match the "royal red plum" specification. Issuing bodies are predominantly K–12 school districts and regional education cooperatives, with secondary activity from county correctional facilities and state detention systems. School nutrition programs dominate the procurement volume under related UNSPSC categories, driving demand through annual fixed-price contracts with firm pricing for 12-month terms.

Geographic concentration is strongest in Georgia and Texas, where school districts and state agencies post regular food service solicitations. Georgia K–12 systems—including Hancock County, Liberty County, Douglas County, and Savannah-Chatham County—have posted multiple fresh produce and grocery RFPs and IFBs between January and June 2026, while the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Comptroller of Public Accounts issue annual cafeteria and commodity food procurements. Activity also appears in Connecticut (City of Bridgeport), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District), Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools), and California (Santa Clara County). The most recent dried-fruit–adjacent opportunity is the Texas TDCJ dried prunes IFB (Bid No. IW236532) issued in April 2026 for delivery to a Corpus Christi location with a February 20, 2026 closing date (now closed), requiring U.S. Grade B quality whole pitted prunes in 60–70 count size, 25-pound boxes, minimum order 1,400 boxes. Dried plums themselves do not appear as a standalone line item in any of the ten most recent school district or correctional facility food service solicitations reviewed, signaling either minimal specification demand or bundling within broader dried-fruit and commodity categories not separately tracked under this code.