UNSPSC 50355843: Frozen organic joanna red plums

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

UNSPSC 50355843 Frozen organic joanna red plums, a Commodity code, names a single frozen fruit product, but the recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code reflect a much broader scope of work. School districts, counties, and cities are actually buying comprehensive grocery and food-service procurement — frozen foods, fresh produce, dairy, meats, prepared entrees, and ancillary supplies — to support child nutrition programs serving tens of thousands of students across school years. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and county boards of education, with occasional state agencies and municipalities involved. Solicitations span breakfast and lunch program procurement, with vendors required to meet USDA nutrition standards, Buy American provisions (51 percent domestic content for many processed items), HACCP food-safety plans, allergen restrictions, labeling and nutritional-information compliance, and insurance minimums typically ranging from $500,000 to $2,000,000 general liability coverage. Delivery windows are tightly defined — typically Monday through Friday, 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. — with central warehouse receipt and school-site distribution across 10 to 60 locations per district. Contract terms run July 1 through June 30 annually with renewal options, and pricing is firm for the contract period with escalation tied to USDA market data or Consumer Price Index verification.

The recent activity concentrates heavily in Georgia, with multiple recent opportunities from Douglas County School System, Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur, and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, alongside procurement from the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut and Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri. Representative solicitations include Bridgeport's IFB for 1,100+ line-item grocery items with electronic bids due June 30, 2026; Hancock County's IFB for fresh produce spanning 200+ line items due June 26, 2026; Decatur's IFB for frozen foods and grocery items with bids due May 15, 2026; and Douglas County's RFP for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 districts across Georgia with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One due March 4, 2026. Questions cycles typically close 7–10 days before bid opening, and bid opening is public. Awards are frequently made on a line-item basis to multiple vendors, and vendors commonly must accept orders through district procurement portals such as Bonfire, LINQ School Solutions, or NUTRIKIDS with 24-hour backup stock and emergency delivery capability.