UNSPSC 50355814: Frozen organic black ice plums

The variety of organic plums known as organic black ice plums that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50355814 Frozen organic black ice plums is a Commodity code that nominally describes a single produce line item, yet the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code do not match the specific product scope. Rather than frozen organic black ice plums in isolation, the opportunities reveal that school districts, county boards of education, and municipal purchasing offices are soliciting comprehensive grocery and produce contracts spanning hundreds of line items—including fresh and frozen fruits, vegetables, proteins, dairy, grains, and prepared foods—to support National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program operations. The actual procurement work under this code classification involves multi-category food service supply, not a single frozen fruit product. Issuing bodies include independent school districts (Rockwood R-VI in Missouri, Early County and Decatur in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County in Georgia), county boards of education (Hancock County, Georgia; Douglas County, Georgia), city purchasing departments (City of Bridgeport, Connecticut), state agencies (State of Georgia), and cooperative purchasing vehicles (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia districts). School nutrition programs appear to be the dominant buyer type across all recent postings.

Recent activity concentrates heavily in Georgia, with secondary activity in Connecticut and Missouri. Representative opportunities include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases soliciting over 1,100 line items of grocery items for the Bridgeport Board of Education with bids due June 30, 2026 (IFB, closed); Hancock County Board of Education requesting over 200 line items of fresh produce for the 2026-27 school year with bids due June 26, 2026 (IFB); the Douglas County School System coordinating RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative for approximately 72 fresh produce and egg line items serving 30 districts with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million and $1.1 million across two geographic areas, proposals due March 4, 2026 (RFP); and Rockwood R-VI School District Child Nutrition Services in Missouri soliciting over 900 line items of grocery items with electronic bids due April 29, 2026 (IFB). Contracts consistently run July 1 through June 30 on a fiscal-year cycle, require Buy American compliance with 51 percent domestic agricultural content for processed items, mandate HACCP plans and food recall procedures, impose firm fixed pricing with limited escalation provisions tied to verified market data, and include delivery to multiple school sites with transportation costs included in unit pricing and no separate fuel surcharges permitted.