UNSPSC 50365860: Canned or jarred purple majesty plums

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

UNSPSC 50365860 Canned or jarred purple majesty plums (Commodity) covers shelf-stable fruit products that state and local governments procure for food service operations at institutional facilities, schools, and human-services programs. Recent solicitations show state and local agencies buying a wider range of canned and preserved fruit items—applesauce, dried fruit bars, apple crisps, and mixed produce—alongside the specific plum designation in the code name. The issuing bodies span state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, State of Illinois), county boards (Gwinnett County Georgia, Hancock County Georgia), city procurement offices (Bridgeport Connecticut), school districts (Austin Independent School District), and specialized facilities including veterans homes, state supported living centers, and nutrition centers. Procurement vehicles include formal invitations to bid (ITB, IFB), RFPs, and informal quotes, with contract awards typically made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder or on a best-value basis. Most solicitations require firm fixed pricing, FOB destination delivery with prepaid freight, compliance with USDA standards and FDA regulations, general commercial liability insurance in the $500,000 to $2 million range, and delivery within 45 to 72 hours or as scheduled by the buyer.

Activity concentrates in the Southeast (Georgia, Florida), Southwest (Texas, Arizona), Pacific Northwest (Oregon), Illinois, and Connecticut, with the strongest recent posting cadence from Texas agencies, Oregon ODOC, and Georgia jurisdictions between May and October 2026. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce at $21.84 per historical case (July 2026, ITB S2910000017453, due July 31); Gwinnett County's informal written quote for 1,062 cases of mixed shelf-stable food items including canned proteins and vegetables (IFB PE77023NONST2027000000782, due October 19); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for 210 line items of supplemental food and consumables serving state hospitals and supported living centers statewide, with a three-year value ceiling of $4.5 million (IFB HHS0016792V2, bid date passed); the State of Illinois weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (two solicitations issued August 2026, both due August 24); and Hancock County Schools' fresh produce procurement for the 2026-27 school year covering 200+ line items across multiple apple and produce varieties for three school locations (IFB SN002-2027, due June 26). Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic content for processed products apply in school nutrition and USDA-funded programs. Oregon offers combined preferences up to 10 percent for Oregon-processed goods and Oregon-headquartered vendors.