UNSPSC 50335867: Dried organic rich red plums

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

UNSPSC 50335867 Dried organic rich red plums is a Commodity code that covers dried plum products supplied to state and local institutions, though recent solicitation activity shows this code tagged to school nutrition procurement that encompasses a much broader array of fresh and processed food categories rather than dried plums specifically. School districts and county education systems dominate the issuing-body mix, with activity concentrated in Georgia and scattered across Texas, Connecticut, Missouri, Virginia, and California. Recent opportunities reveal a mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual procurement: Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued IFB #SN002-2027 due June 26, 2026, for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items including apples, berries, vegetables, and melons; Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia) solicited a Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323) due April 27, 2026, for grocery products across multiple categories; and Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) sought grocery items via the NUTRIKIDS system due April 29, 2026, covering over 900 line items of snacks, fruits, vegetables, dairy, and meats. Texas Department of Criminal Justice also appears in the block with cafeteria food products (IFB 304T-26-300CF, due May 4, 2026) and a dried-prunes-specific procurement (Bid IW236532, due February 20, 2026, for 1,400 boxes of U.S. Grade B dried prunes in 60-70 count size). Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic content and firm fixed pricing for full contract periods are standard across these solicitations.

The code shows sparse relevance to actual dried plum procurement. Of the thirteen recent opportunities in the block, only one—the TDCJ dried-prunes solicitation (Bid IW236532)—directly aligns with the code's stated scope, calling for whole, pitted, dried prunes meeting USDA Grade B standards. The remaining twelve opportunities tag this code to school nutrition contracts encompassing fresh produce, processed foods, groceries, and meals. This suggests the code is either being misapplied at the state and local level or serves as a catch-all for broad food-service procurement rather than a precision marker for dried plum sourcing. Vendors pursuing work under this code should verify the actual commodity scope in each posting; most activity represents general food service supply to educational and correctional institutions rather than specialty dried fruit sourcing.