UNSPSC 50345803: Frozen aurora plums

The variety of plums known as aurora plums that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50345803 Frozen aurora plums (Commodity) does not align with meaningful recent state and local procurement activity. The code itself names a specific frozen fruit variety, but the recent opportunities tagged under it are overwhelmingly broad grocery solicitations from school districts, state health agencies, and correctional facilities that span hundreds of line items—proteins, dairy, produce, condiments, prepared foods, and consumables—with frozen plums either absent or incidental to procurement scope. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and Texas Department of State Health Services dominate the recent activity, posting multiple statewide food service contracts for state hospitals and state supported living centers; school districts across Georgia, Missouri, Florida, and Connecticut solicit fresh and frozen produce alongside dairy, proteins, and pantry staples under National School Lunch Program and Child and Adult Care Food Program requirements; and county corrections facilities and Head Start programs source similarly broad food baskets. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas HHSC's IFB HHS0017660 for FY27 groceries at Big Spring State Hospital (bids due July 27, 2026, approximately $32,000 historical baseline), the City of Bridgeport's IFB BNB052266 for over 1,100 grocery line items for school food service (due June 30, 2026), and Head Start of Greater Dallas's IFB 26-GP for approximately 32,409 cases of frozen foods and produce (estimated value $969,460.94, bids due June 24, 2026). School nutrition procurements appear most frequently, with Hancock County Schools, Early County Schools, Bulloch County Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Henry County Schools, and City Schools of Decatur all issuing IFBs for comprehensive food and supply packages during the same period.

Geographic activity clusters in Texas (state-level HHSC and DSHS contracts serving multiple facilities statewide), Georgia (multiple school district procurements), and scattered urban centers including Connecticut, Missouri, Florida, and California. The code shows no concentration of frozen-plum-specific demand; state and local buyers treat frozen plums as commodity-basket items within far broader food service categories. Vendors pursuing this code should recognize that it flags general food service delivery opportunities rather than specialty fruit sourcing. The recent opportunities indicate strong ongoing demand for food service distribution across institutional buyers—state hospitals, school systems, corrections, and child nutrition programs—but success requires capability across multiple product categories, compliance with USDA and federal nutrition standards (Buy American provisions, HACCP, nutrition labeling, allergen management), delivery logistics to multiple sites, and competitive pricing in high-volume, low-margin environments. Set-asides and preferences vary by issuer; some solicitations encourage but do not mandate small-business, minority-owned, or woman-owned vendor participation, while federal child nutrition programs require compliance with 2 CFR Part 200 affirmative contracting standards. The code itself offers no differentiation and should be monitored only if your firm carries broad frozen fruit inventory and school nutrition or institutional food service distribution capability.