UNSPSC 50365845: Canned or jarred king james plums

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

UNSPSC 50365845 Canned or jarred king james plums is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local solicitations tagged under it do not actually procure that product. Instead, the opportunities reveal a mismatch: they solicit canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, apple crisps, fresh produce, eggs, and broad-based food service items for correctional facilities, state hospitals, school districts, and food service operations across Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Connecticut, Illinois, and Missouri. The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its nominal scope of canned or jarred king james plums specifically.

When state and local procurement offices do tag canned and jarred fruit items, they typically acquire them as part of larger food service contracts serving institutional clients—schools, correctional departments, health and human services facilities, and nutrition programs. Issuing bodies span state corrections departments (Oregon Department of Corrections), state health and human services agencies (Texas HHSC, Illinois state offices), school districts (Austin ISD, Rockwood R-VI, Liberty County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Douglas County Schools, Hancock County Schools, Fairfax County Public Schools, Dallas ISD), counties (Muscogee County, Douglas County), cities (Bridgeport), and cooperative purchasing vehicles. Canned fruit appears alongside fresh produce, proteins, dairy, grains, and consumables in consolidated food service RFPs and IFBs. Buy American requirements and USDA commodity compliance are standard; many solicitations apply Oregon or Texas resident preferences, set firm fixed pricing for contract terms, and permit midterm adjustments only for documented manufacturer price increases. Historical pricing on similar canned fruit items ranges from approximately $21.83 to $21.84 per case based on recent Oregon Department of Corrections awards.

Recent opportunities posted between February and July 2026 show the heaviest activity in school nutrition procurement across Georgia (Hancock County, Liberty County, Savannah-Chatham, Muscogee County, Douglas County), Texas (Dallas ISD, Austin ISD, HHSC facilities statewide, TDCJ), and Missouri (Rockwood R-VI), with additional activity in Oregon (Department of Corrections), Connecticut (Bridgeport), and cooperative arrangements like the GEC Buying Cooperative spanning multiple districts. Representative solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S-29100-00017453 for canned applesauce due July 31, 2026, seeking 4,760 cases at a historical price of $21.84 per case with 10 percent Oregon preferences applied; the Texas HHSC's IFB for supplemental food and consumables statewide with a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years and 210 line items including canned goods; and the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-003 for food supply and distribution services with an estimated annual expenditure of $9 million across 32 schools. School district fruit procurement typically occurs through annual IFBs with July 1 start dates, firm fixed pricing for 12 months, delivery to multiple school sites, and Buy American compliance.