UNSPSC 50365823: Canned or jarred earliqueen plums

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

UNSPSC 50365823 Canned or jarred earliqueen plums (Commodity) represents a narrow product category within preserved fruit procurement, though recent state and local opportunities show the code sees minimal specific activity — state and local governments rarely solicit earliqueen plums by name. Instead, the recent record reflects a broader and more active pattern: state agencies, school districts, and institutional buyers solicit canned and jarred fruit products under related commodity codes, treating preserved fruit as an interchangeable line item within larger food service and nutrition supply contracts. The Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S-29100-00017453 (July 31, 2026 deadline) exemplifies this pattern — the agency solicited canned fruit applesauce under the same general commodity family, requesting 4,760 cases in five truckloads to be delivered FOB destination to its Central Distribution Center in Salem, Oregon. The contract history shows Robbins Sales awarded the prior period at $21.84 per case. Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 (due July 13, 2026) and supplemental-food procurement HHS0016792 similarly mix canned fruits into broader food-supply lots covering 200+ line items for state hospitals and supported living centers, with estimated annual values in the $1.5 million to $4.5 million range. School districts including Dallas Independent School District and Fairfax County Public Schools include preserved fruits as components of master grocery and child nutrition supply contracts, though these solicitations do not isolate earliqueen plums as a line item.

The code shows activity primarily across Texas, Oregon, and Georgia, reflecting institutional food service demand in state corrections, health and human services, and K–12 nutrition programs. Issuing bodies span state departments of corrections, health and human services commissions, county school districts, and independent school districts. Representative opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections canned applesauce ITB (ITB S-29100-00017453, due July 31, 2026) and the Texas HHSC supplemental food procurement for state hospitals and supported living centers statewide (IFB HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026). Vendors typically bid canned and jarred fruit products on firm fixed-unit pricing, FOB destination terms, with delivery windows of 45–60 days after purchase order issuance. Buy American provisions and minimum shelf-life requirements (typically 12 months remaining) are standard. Bidders must carry $1 million to $2 million commercial general liability insurance and comply with USDA commodity specifications and FDA food safety standards. Earliqueen plums specifically do not appear as a named line item in any recent solicitation reviewed; procurement demand centers on broader preserved-fruit categories where this commodity would compete as an equivalent or substitute product.