UNSPSC 50345865: Frozen red ram plums

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

UNSPSC 50345865 Frozen red ram plums is a Commodity code. State and local governments procuring under this code buy fresh and frozen produce for institutional food service — primarily school districts, state health and human services agencies, and correctional facilities. Recent opportunities reveal procurement activity spanning far broader fruit and vegetable categories than the code's narrow name suggests: school districts source fresh produce (apples, berries, leafy greens, peppers, tomatoes, specialty items), frozen vegetables and berries, and dried fruits; state hospital and supported living center networks buy fresh, frozen, and specialty produce as part of comprehensive food service supply contracts; and child nutrition programs procure produce meeting USDA nutrition standards and Buy American domestic-content requirements. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and state health agencies, with occasional special-purpose entities such as Head Start programs, county corrections departments, and transit-adjacent food service operations.

Recent procurement activity concentrates in the Southeast and Texas. Georgia school districts—including Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (fresh produce bid, April 2026), Hancock County Board of Education (fresh produce for SY27, June 2026), Bulloch County Board of Education (grocery including fresh and frozen vegetables, April 2026), Henry County Schools (comprehensive food items and products, March 2026), and City Schools of Decatur (frozen foods and grocery, April 2026)—represent the densest recent activity. Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted multiple statewide produce and food service solicitations (Big Spring State Hospital groceries IFB HHS0017660 due July 27, 2026; El Paso State Supported Living Center IFB HHS0017449 due July 13, 2026; supplemental food and consumables IFB HHS0016792 with historical baseline $4.5 million over three years). Additional recent opportunities include Bridgeport Board of Education (grocery items supporting National School Lunch Program, Connecticut, June 2026), Head Start of Greater Dallas (frozen foods and produce procurement totaling $969,460.94, Texas, June 2026), New Jersey Department of Human Services (frozen vegetables for nutrition assistance, rebid T1103 due June 17, 2026), Santa Clara County Department of Correction (dried fruits and nuts ITB, California, February 2026), Oregon Department of Corrections (frozen berries ITB, April 2026), and Hillsborough County Public Schools (fresh produce for USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, Florida, March 2026). Contracts typically run July through June on annual cycles with renewal options extending two to four years, require firm fixed pricing for the initial term with limited escalation tied to CPI or USDA agricultural pricing, mandate Buy American compliance and HACCP certification, and emphasize delivery reliability to multiple school or facility sites.