UNSPSC 50386331: Friar plum purees

The variety of plums known as friar plums which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50386331 Friar plum purees is a Commodity code that encompasses shelf-stable and processed fruit products procured by state and local governments for institutional food service. In practice, state and local buyers under this code solicit a broader array of canned, frozen, and fresh fruit items—applesauce, dried fruit bars, apple crisps, and general produce—rather than friar plum purees specifically. Recent opportunities show that corrections departments, health and human services agencies, school districts, and county nutrition programs purchase fruit and fruit products as components of larger food service contracts. Issuing bodies include state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Chief Procurement Office, State of Georgia), county boards of education and commissioners (Gwinnett County, Hancock County in Georgia), independent school districts (Austin ISD), municipal nutrition centers (City of Bridgeport, Connecticut), and state-supported living centers. Many solicitations use the IFB or ITB method with brand-or-equal specifications that permit vendors to substitute functionally equivalent products for named brands, and several buyers (Oregon DOC, Texas HHSC, Bridgeport BOE) impose Buy American or domestic-content requirements.

Recent activity spans Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, Texas, and Connecticut. Representative opportunities include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' informal written quote for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned proteins and vegetables (IWQ, due October 19, 2026); Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S-29100-00017453 for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce with 5 percent Oregon-goods and resident-bidder preferences, historical price $21.84 per case, first delivery within 60 days (ITB, due July 31, 2026); Austin Independent School District's RFP 27RFP004 for dried fruit bars and apple crisps for central-warehouse delivery (RFP, due July 16, 2026); and Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0016792V2 for supplemental food and consumables statewide covering 210 line items with up to $4.5 million potential value over three years and a prior historical period value of $1.5 million (IFB, due March 19, 2026). Illinois Chief Procurement Office has posted multiple weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy with both brand-specific and brand-or-equal specifications. Delivery is typically FOB destination with prepaid freight, and contract terms commonly run one to three years with optional renewal periods. Most buyers require three vendor references, general commercial liability insurance of $1 million to $2 million, and compliance with prevailing wage, prompt payment, and federal food safety standards.