UNSPSC 50345829: Frozen empress plums

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

UNSPSC 50345829 Frozen empress plums is a Commodity code that state and local governments treat as part of broad grocery procurement, not as a standalone item. The recent opportunities block shows no solicitations specifically for frozen empress plums; instead, the code appears incidentally in general food-service and school-nutrition buys where frozen fruit varieties—including berries, mixed produce, and specialty items—are listed as line items within much larger food procurement scopes. State and local buyers are primarily school districts, state health and human services agencies, county correctional facilities, and tribal child-care organizations. When frozen fruit appears in these solicitations, it is typically one of dozens or hundreds of line items submitted on a fixed-price, firm-bid basis as part of broader supply contracts. Vendors responding to these opportunities must meet HACCP food safety standards, carry substantial liability insurance (typically $1 million per occurrence minimum), comply with Buy American provisions (51 percent domestic content for processed foods in school nutrition contexts), provide comprehensive nutrition labeling and formulation data, and often accept electronic ordering and inventory-management integration with the customer's systems.

Recent activity is concentrated in Georgia school districts and Texas health-and-human-services facilities. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has issued multiple IFBs for supplemental food and consumables for state hospitals and state supported living centers, with response dates in February, March, and July 2026 and estimated annual volumes in the $1.5 million to $4.5 million range. The Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut) solicited over 1,100 line items of grocery goods including frozen products for school lunch programs with a June 30, 2026 deadline; Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued an IFB for fresh produce requiring domestic content compliance with a June 26, 2026 response date; the County of Santa Clara (California) sought dried fruits and nuts for correctional food services with a February 5, 2026 deadline; and Head Start of Greater Dallas solicited frozen foods, produce, and meat for child-care programs with an estimated contract value of $969,460.94 and a June 24, 2026 response date. Multiple Georgia school districts—Bulloch County, Early County, Savannah-Chatham County, Decatur, Fulton County, and Henry County—have issued overlapping grocery and produce procurement solicitations with response dates spanning March through June 2026. Frozen fruit lines are uniformly priced per case on a firm fixed-price basis, delivered Monday through Friday during school operating hours, and subject to rapid replacement if nonconforming.