UNSPSC 50375818: Canned or jarred organic carlsbad plum

The variety of organic plums known as organic carlsbad plum that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50375818 Canned or jarred organic carlsbad plum is a Commodity code that names a narrow product category, but state and local governments rarely solicit this specific item in isolation. Instead, the code appears within larger food-service solicitations that bundle shelf-stable canned fruits, vegetables, proteins, and related consumables for schools, county nutrition programs, state institutions, and correctional facilities. The recent opportunities block shows no standalone bids for Carlsbad plums; instead, issuing bodies are procuring canned applesauce, mixed canned vegetables, dried fruit bars, and broad commodity food baskets that may include canned stone fruits. School districts, county boards of education, state departments of corrections, state health and human services commissions, and county community-services departments are the primary buyers, typically ordering through IFB, RFQ, or RFP vehicles with response dates compressed to two to six weeks. These agencies consolidate food procurement across multiple product lines to reduce administrative overhead and leverage volume discounts, so the Carlsbad plum code functions as one line item within much larger food-supply contracts rather than as a standalone purchase vehicle.

The geographic spread of recent activity spans Georgia (Gwinnett County and Hancock County Schools), Illinois (State Chief Procurement Office for veterans' homes), Oregon (Department of Corrections), Texas (HHSC, TDCJ, Austin ISD), and Connecticut (City of Bridgeport). Representative recent opportunities include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' IWQ 140229 requesting approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items with a due date of October 19, 2026; the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce with a due date of July 31, 2026; and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products serving the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a due date of July 13, 2026 and a historical monthly spend around $1.5 million. The code shows consistent activity in the June–October 2026 window, concentrated in annual or quarterly commodity food buys for institutionally managed food service. Pursuit depends on standing supplier relationships with school nutrition departments, state institutions, and county social-services agencies, as well as capacity to meet Buy American requirements (51 percent domestic content for processed items in many solicitations), maintain appropriate insurance and compliance certifications, and meet tight delivery windows tied to funding cycles or school-year start dates.