UNSPSC 50345700: Frozen plucots

The type of fruit known as plucots that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50345700 Frozen plucots, a Class code, does not reflect the actual procurement activity state and local governments conduct under this designation. Recent opportunities tagged with the code center on comprehensive grocery and food service procurement for schools, hospitals, correctional facilities, and child care programs—spanning proteins, produce, dairy, frozen foods, and food service supplies—rather than the narrowly specified plucots commodity. The issuing bodies soliciting under this code are primarily school districts (Hancock County Board of Education, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Henry County Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Fulton County Schools, Bridgeport Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur, Early County Board of Education, Douglas County School System), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, New Jersey Department of Human Services), county corrections departments (Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office, Oregon Department of Corrections), and specialized nutrition programs (Head Start of Greater Dallas, Hillsborough County Public Schools for the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program). Texas agencies—particularly HHSC—appear as repeat buyers across multiple solicitations for institutional food service spanning state hospitals and supported living centers.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas, with significant volume in school-based nutrition procurement. Representative current solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017660 for groceries at Big Spring State Hospital (bids due July 27, 2026), the City of Bridgeport's IFB for grocery items supporting school lunch (due June 30, 2026), Head Start of Greater Dallas's IFB 26-GP for frozen foods and produce (sealed bids due June 24, 2026, with estimated value $969,460.94), Hancock County Board of Education's IFB SN002-2027 for fresh produce (due June 26, 2026), and the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative covering 30 districts with estimated spend of $4.4 million for Area One (due March 4, 2026). Standard terms across these solicitations require firm pricing, compliance with Buy American and HACCP standards, weekly or scheduled deliveries to multiple sites during business hours, insurance minimums typically ranging from $500,000 to $2,000,000 general liability, and acceptance of electronic ordering and invoicing systems. The code's mismatch with nominal scope signals that procurement classification at the state and local level often does not align with precise commodity definitions; firms should verify the full scope of work in each RFP or IFB rather than relying on code name alone.