UNSPSC 50365867: Canned or jarred rich red plums

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

UNSPSC 50365867 Canned or jarred rich red plums is a Commodity code representing a narrow product category that sees minimal direct state and local solicitation activity. The recent opportunities block shows no procurement activity for the nominal commodity itself; instead, state and local governments are buying canned fruit applesauce, dried fruit bars, fresh produce, and broad food-supply contracts that may include canned plums as one line item among hundreds. When canned plums do appear in these purchasing contexts, they are incidental to larger school nutrition or institutional food-service awards rather than standalone procurements. The code illustrates a frequent gap between UNSPSC taxonomy and actual buying patterns—jurisdictions tag multi-category food contracts with broad commodity codes rather than drilling down to individual fruit varieties.

Buyers issuing under related food-commodity codes span state departments of corrections and health services, school districts, and boards of education across Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Connecticut, Illinois, and Missouri, with school nutrition programs driving the most recent and frequent activity. Representative procurements include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S-29100-00017453 for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce due July 31, 2026; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0016792 for 210 line items of supplemental foods and consumables serving state hospitals and supported living centers statewide, with historical value of $4.5 million over three years; and multiple school-district food buys such as Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 term contract (IFB 2000004323) and Rockwood School District's grocery and produce solicitations covering over 900 line items annually. These solicitations emphasize USDA compliance, Buy American content thresholds (typically 51 percent domestic for processed items), firm fixed pricing with limited midterm adjustments tied to manufacturer price increases, and delivery to distributed school sites or central warehouses. The code shows little standalone pursuit opportunity; firms seeking this market should monitor broader RFPs for canned and preserved fruit line items rather than expect dedicated plum-specific solicitations.