UNSPSC 50345840: Frozen howard sun plums

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

UNSPSC 50345840 Frozen Howard Sun Plums is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of specialty frozen fruit products, though the recent record shows minimal activity explicitly tagged to this code. The source materials instead reflect a pronounced pattern of state and local demand for broad-based grocery and food service procurement spanning institutional food service, school nutrition programs, and state-supported facilities. Where frozen fruit appears in recent solicitations, it is consistently bundled within larger frozen food, produce, or grocery line-item procurements rather than purchased as a standalone commodity. State and local issuing bodies pursuing food service procurement span state health and human services agencies (particularly Texas Health and Human Services Commission), county and municipal school systems across Georgia, Missouri, Connecticut, and California, county corrections departments, and Head Start child care organizations. These entities typically solicit through IFB (Invitation for Bid) or RFP (Request for Proposal) vehicles with firm fixed pricing and annual or multi-year contract terms.

Recent opportunities illustrate the fragmented nature of state and local food procurement. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017660 in July 2026 for approximately 110 line items of groceries spanning proteins, dairy, pantry staples, and beverages for Big Spring State Hospital with a response deadline of July 27, 2026—representing a $32,226 annual spend baseline. The Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut) solicited over 1,100 line items of school lunch grocery items in June 2026 under Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural content, with responses due June 30, 2026. Head Start of Greater Dallas sought a $969,460.94 procurement spanning frozen foods, produce, and meat for child care across primary, secondary, and tertiary supplier awards with a bid opening of June 24, 2026. The Douglas County School System (Georgia) issued separate RFPs for fresh produce and eggs (12 and 30 school districts across two geographic areas with estimated annual spend of $1.1 million to $4.4 million) and food supply and distribution services ($9 million annually across 32 schools). Geographic concentration centers on Texas, Georgia, Connecticut, California, Missouri, and Florida, with school nutrition programs and state institutional food service representing the dominant procurement categories. The code shows steady activity but minimal isolation of frozen specialty fruit as a distinct line item; procurement professionals pursuing this code should anticipate bundled food service opportunities rather than category-specific frozen-fruit awards.