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 (Commodity) represents a narrow food product line that state and local school districts and correctional agencies procure as part of broader food-service contracting, typically embedded within larger fresh-produce or cafeteria-commodity RFPs and IFBs rather than as standalone line items. The recent solicitations show state and local governments buying dried prunes and related dried fruit products in bulk for institutional meal service — school nutrition centers, correctional facilities, and other food-service operations — where dried fruit serves as a component of menus rather than a primary focus of the procurement. Issuing bodies include state departments of education, state corrections agencies, county and municipal school districts, and city nutrition departments; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and various school districts appear as active buyers in the recent record.

Geographic activity clusters in Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas, with the most recent direct solicitation for dried prunes issued by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in February 2026 (Bid No. IW236532, due February 20, 2026, for U.S. Grade B whole pitted dried prunes in 60–70 count size, 1,400-box minimum order to the Corpus Christi location). Broader commodity bids encompassing dried fruit among dozens of food-service line items include Hancock County Schools (Georgia) nutrition produce IFB SN002-2027 (due June 26, 2026), the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases nutrition-center commodities bid (Connecticut, due June 26, 2026), and the Texas Comptroller's cafeteria food-products IFB for TDCJ (due May 4, 2026, extended from April 21). These school and correctional food-service contracts typically require USDA grade certification, Buy American compliance at the 51-percent domestic-content threshold for processed items, HACCP plans or equivalent food-safety documentation, firm fixed pricing for contract periods running through June 2027, and delivery to multiple institutional locations on FOB destination terms.