UNSPSC 50335830: Dried organic freedom plums

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

UNSPSC 50335830 Dried organic freedom plums is a Commodity code covering dried fruit products purchased by state and local governments for institutional food service, particularly school nutrition programs and correctional facilities. The recent solicitations under this code reveal that state and local buyers are procuring dried fruits as components of broader food commodity contracts rather than as standalone specialty items. Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia and the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases both issued IFBs for fresh and processed produce in support of school lunch programs, while the State of Georgia and Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) solicited food supplies and cafeteria products for institutional dining operations. The Texas TDCJ also issued a specific bid for whole, pitted dried prunes meeting U.S. Grade B quality standards. School districts and state correctional and administrative agencies dominate the issuing bodies under this code, with nutrition program procurement driving the bulk of activity.

Recent opportunities span Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas, with the most concrete examples being Hancock County Schools' fresh produce IFB #SN002-2027 (due June 26, 2026) covering over 200 line items across multiple produce categories with delivery to three school sites for the 2026–27 school year; the City of Bridgeport's commodities bid (due June 26, 2026) for 115 line items supplying the Board of Education Nutrition Center; and TDCJ's IFB No. 304T-26-300CF for approximately 382 food items across five Texas geographic areas with a revised response deadline of May 4, 2026. A dedicated TDCJ bid (IW236532) sought whole, pitted dried prunes in U.S. Grade B quality, 60–70 count size, with a minimum order of 1,400 boxes for Corpus Christi delivery, though the original February 20, 2026 due date had passed at the time of posting. All school nutrition contracts enforce the Buy American Provision requiring a minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content in processed products. Institutional food service procurement in this code emphasizes firm pricing for multi-month or multi-year terms, USDA compliance and grade certification, HACCP or equivalent food safety documentation, and delivery to multiple fixed locations on FOB Destination terms.