UNSPSC 50335820: Dried organic catalina plums

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

UNSPSC 50335820 Dried organic Catalina plums, a Commodity code, nominally denotes dehydrated stone fruit, yet state and local procurement activity under this code does not reflect a distinct market for dried plums as a standalone category. Instead, the recent opportunities posted against this code span broad food-service provisioning for institutional cafeterias, nutrition programs, and correctional facilities, encompassing fresh produce, frozen proteins, dairy, grains, and miscellaneous staple food items rather than specialty dried fruit products. School districts and state correctional and social-service agencies dominate the issuing-body mix, with school nutrition programs (Hancock County Schools in Georgia, City of Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut) and state-level procurement divisions (Georgia and Texas) appearing as repeat buyers seeking multi-category commodity contracts for operational food supply. The scope of work reflects routine institutional meal preparation and delivery logistics, with vendors required to meet USDA grade and quality standards, comply with Buy American provisions mandating at least 51 percent domestic content in processed items, maintain HACCP food-safety plans or equivalent certifications, and arrange FOB Destination delivery to multiple school or warehouse locations on firm fixed-price contracts typically running twelve months.

Geographic activity clusters in the Southeast and Texas, with recent IFBs and RFQs posted by Hancock County Schools (Georgia), the City of Bridgeport (Connecticut), the State of Georgia, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. A single opportunity explicitly named dried prunes—Bid No. IW236532 issued by TDCJ's Contracts and Procurement Department for whole pitted U.S. Grade B prunes in 60–70 count size, minimum order 1,400 boxes of 25 pounds each, with a February 20, 2026 due date now past—represents the only recent solicitation directly aligned with the code's nominal commodity scope. The broader pattern suggests the code assignment reflects institutional food purchasing rather than a specialized market for dried organic stone fruit, and vendors pursuing activity under this code should position capabilities in large-volume institutional food distribution, USDA compliance, multi-location delivery, and firm fixed-price contracting rather than in dried-fruit sourcing alone.