UNSPSC 50335823: Dried organic earliqueen plums

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

UNSPSC 50335823 Dried organic earliqueen plums, a Commodity code, covers whole dried fruit products that state and local governments procure primarily for institutional food service — specifically school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and state agency kitchens. Recent solicitations show school districts and state corrections agencies buying dried plums and other dried fruit items as components of broader food-supply contracts, typically bundled with fresh produce, proteins, dairy, and shelf-stable grocery items rather than as standalone line items. The code captures dried fruit inventory for volume institutional feeding where specifications often call for USDA Grade A or B certification, sealed food-grade packaging in case-lot quantities, and firm pricing over multi-month contract periods.

School districts across the Southeast and state corrections agencies in Texas dominate recent activity under this code. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued an IFB on June 10, 2026 for fresh produce spanning the 2026–27 school year with sealed bids due June 26, 2026, covering over 200 line items delivered to three school sites; the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases issued a commodities IFB on June 2, 2026 for the Board of Education Nutrition Center with electronic submissions due June 26, 2026, spanning 115 food line items under Buy American requirements. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, issued IFB No. 304T-26-300CF on May 4, 2026 (extended from April 21 via Addendum No. 2) for approximately 382 cafeteria food line items across multiple TDCJ warehouse locations; a separate TDCJ solicitation (Bid No. IW236532) posted April 23, 2026 specifically targeted whole pitted dried prunes in U.S. Grade B quality, 60–70 count, 25-pound boxes, with a minimum order of 1,400 boxes for Corpus Christi delivery and a revised due date of February 20, 2026. All solicitations emphasize USDA compliance, Buy American content thresholds (51 percent domestic for processed products), firm pricing for the contract term, and FOB destination or prepaid freight delivery to designated sites.