UNSPSC 50335827: Dried organic elephant heart plums

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

UNSPSC 50335827 Dried organic elephant heart plums is a Commodity code. State and local school nutrition and correctional-facility procurement offices source dried fruit products — specifically whole pitted dried prunes and dried plums meeting USDA grade specifications — for cafeteria supply contracts serving student populations and institutional food services. Recent solicitations show school districts and state correctional agencies procuring dried fruit as part of broader commodity food buys that emphasize compliance with Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed products), USDA grade certification, shelf-life management, and delivery to multiple institutional distribution points. Issuing bodies include county and city school boards, state departments of education, and state correctional departments. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Hancock County Board of Education appear as repeat buyers in the recent activity window, reflecting institutional demand driven by standardized meal programs and regulatory nutrition requirements under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act.

Recent activity is concentrated in Georgia and Texas. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued IFB No. IW236532 for whole pitted dried prunes in U.S. Grade B quality (60–70 count), 1,400 boxes minimum, with delivery to a Corpus Christi location and a due date of February 20, 2026 (amended from February 18). Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia posted IFB #SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026, with bids due June 26, 2026, requesting over 200 line items of fresh produce including specialty dried fruits for the 2026–27 school year; the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut also issued a commodity produce RFQ on June 2, 2026, with electronic submissions due June 26, 2026, covering 115 line items for school nutrition. The State of Georgia posted a food supplies solicitation on May 15, 2026, due June 22, 2026, with scope detailed in an attached document not fully summarized here. Activity is recent and ongoing, with most opportunities clustering in May and June 2026 and responses submitted to county boards of education, city procurement offices, and state contracting divisions.