UNSPSC 50375875: Canned or jarred organic sloe plum

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

UNSPSC 50375875 Canned or jarred organic sloe plum is a Commodity code that in recent state and local solicitations spans shelf-stable fruit products for institutional food service — canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, fresh produce, and broad food and consumable line items for correctional facilities, schools, senior services, state hospitals, and supported living centers. The issuing bodies purchasing under this code include state corrections departments (Oregon, Texas), state health and human services agencies (Texas HHSC), county boards of education (Hancock County, Georgia), municipal school districts (Austin Independent School District, Bridgeport Board of Education), senior services departments (Gwinnett County), and state veterans homes (Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy). The work spans both branded and brand-or-equal specifications, with institutional buyers regularly splitting awards by line item or consolidating to single vendors based on lowest responsive and responsible bidding or best-value evaluation. Delivery is typically FOB destination to central warehouses or multiple school and facility locations, with firm pricing for the contract term and 30- to 45-day standard delivery windows.

Recent activity is concentrated in the South and Midwest, with active solicitations from Georgia (Gwinnett County fresh produce and senior services food items, Hancock County school nutrition), Texas (HHSC food and consumables, TDCJ cafeteria products), and Illinois (state veterans home weekly food orders), as well as Oregon (ODOC canned applesauce procurements) and Connecticut (Bridgeport Board of Education). Representative recent opportunities include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' IWQ 140229 requesting approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items with a response deadline of October 19, 2026 (IFB); the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce with a July 31, 2026 bid closing and a 5 percent Oregon-goods preference plus 5 percent local-bidder preference; and the Texas HHSC IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products to the El Paso State Supported Living Center, with a historical value of $1.5 million annually and an award made on best-value basis with contract term running September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027 plus one renewal option.