UNSPSC 50365814: Canned or jarred black ice plums

The variety of plums known as black ice plums that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50365814 Canned or jarred black ice plums (Commodity) shows minimal relevant recent activity. The code's nominal scope—preserved plum products in sealed containers—does not align with the state and local procurement opportunities posted under this classification. Recent solicitations tagged to 50365814 instead cover canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, apple crisps, fresh produce, eggs, food supply distribution, and other packaged grocery and food-service items across multiple product categories. This mismatch indicates that state and local procurement systems are using the code as a catch-all for commodity food products rather than enforcing category-level precision. Oregon Department of Corrections issued ITB S-29100-00017453 on July 10, 2026 (due July 31, 2026) for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce delivered to Salem; the historical award was $21.84 per case to Robbins Sales in June 2026. Austin Independent School District posted RFP 27RFP004 on June 26, 2026 (due July 16, 2026) for dried fruit bars and apple crisps for centralized delivery.

Issuing bodies across the recent opportunities include state departments of corrections and health services, school districts of varying sizes (ranging from Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia to Dallas ISD and Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia), municipal education systems (Savannah-Chatham County), and regional buying cooperatives serving multiple districts. Geographic spread encompasses Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Connecticut, and Virginia. The buying pattern reflects school nutrition programs and institutional food service for corrections and health facilities as the dominant market segment, with contracts typically structured as annual or multi-year fixed-price arrangements using IFB, RFP, and RFQ notice types. Pricing remains firm throughout the contract term in most cases, delivery is FOB destination with prepaid freight, and evaluation favors lowest responsive and responsible bids. The absence of tracked opportunities specifically for canned or jarred black ice plums suggests this commodity code either sees no recent state and local demand or is being systematically miscoded at the sourcing stage—either condition signals low procurement activity worth monitoring but not pursuing absent clarification of actual market demand.