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 (Commodity) is solicited by state and local government primarily through school nutrition programs and correctional-facility food-service operations purchasing dried fruit as a component of meal preparation. The code captures procurement of whole, pitted dried prunes and plums meeting USDA grade specifications, typically packaged in food-grade sealed containers with case-based ordering. School districts and state departments of education are the primary buyers, with school nutrition centers requiring dried fruit as part of fresh and processed produce portfolios for cafeteria operations. State departments of criminal justice also solicit under this code for institutional food service. Issuing bodies include independent school districts (such as Hancock County Schools in Georgia), municipal boards of education (such as Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), state-level procurement offices (Georgia and Texas), and specialized state agencies (Texas Department of Criminal Justice). All recent solicitations enforce Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content for processed products, and most require USDA grade certification, HACCP plans, vendor insurance, and compliance with nutritional and food-safety standards.

Recent activity concentrates in the South and spans Georgia, Texas, and Connecticut. Hancock County Board of Education (Sparta, Georgia) issued IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce including multiple dried fruit varieties with sealed bids due June 26, 2026, requiring delivery to three school locations under a July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 contract term. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases solicited commodities for the Bridgeport Board of Education Nutrition Center with electronic IFB submissions due June 26, 2026, spanning 115 line items including fruit and vegetable products. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Contracts and Procurement Department, issued Bid No. IW236532 for whole, pitted, dried prunes (U.S. Grade B, 60–70 count size) in 25-pound boxes with a minimum order of 1,400 boxes for Corpus Christi delivery; the amended due date was February 20, 2026. The State of Georgia issued IFB for food, supplies, and other kitchen products due June 22, 2026, with full scope contained in attached documentation. Opportunities under this code are episodic and typically consolidated into annual school-year or fiscal-year nutrition contracts rather than standalone dried-fruit procurements.