UNSPSC 50335825: Dried organic ebony may plums

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

UNSPSC 50335825 Dried organic ebony may plums, a Commodity code, covers dried fruit products procured by state and local school nutrition programs and correctional facilities for cafeteria and institutional meal service. Recent solicitations show school districts and state agencies purchasing dried fruit alongside broader fresh and processed produce line items to supply breakfast and lunch programs; the code itself captures a narrow product category within larger food-procurement efforts that encompass proteins, dairy, grains, and fresh produce. Issuing bodies include county and city school boards (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia; City of Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), state departments and agencies (State of Georgia, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and state procurement divisions acting on behalf of customer agencies. School nutrition programs dominate the recent activity, with dried fruit appearing as one line item among dozens in IFBs and RFPs structured to supply multiple school sites or institutional locations over annual contract periods.

Geographic activity centers on the South and Texas, with recent opportunities posted by Hancock County Schools (Georgia), the City of Bridgeport (Connecticut), the State of Georgia, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts issued IFB No. 304T-26-300CF on May 4, 2026, calling for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products (proteins, dairy, grains, vegetables, and fruits) for delivery to multiple TDCJ warehouse locations across five geographic areas, with responses due May 4, 2026; a specific opportunity for whole pitted dried prunes (IFB No. IW236532) was issued by TDCJ with a revised due date of February 20, 2026, requiring U.S. Grade B quality, 60–70 count size, in sealed 25-pound boxes, with a minimum order of 1,400 boxes for one delivery area. Hancock County Board of Education's IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce (due June 26, 2026) and the City of Bridgeport's commodities IFB (also due June 26, 2026) include dried fruit among broader produce and food-supply line items serving school nutrition centers under the Buy American Provision, which requires a minimum of 51 percent domestic content in processed products.