UNSPSC 50302502: Brooks cherries

The variety of cherries known as brooks cherries

UNSPSC 50302502 Brooks cherries is a Commodity code that classifies fresh fruit procurement in state and local food service operations. State and local governments use this code to buy fresh produce — particularly perishable fruit items like cherries, bananas, apples, berries, and specialty produce — for delivery to correctional facilities, mental health centers, school districts, senior services programs, and child nutrition operations. The work spans everything from full-service produce supply contracts to spot purchases of ready-to-eat or pre-processed fruit for immediate service. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections and mental health, county and municipal school boards, county health care coalitions, city senior services divisions, Head Start programs, and regional educational cooperatives. School districts are the most frequent buyers under this code, followed by state correctional and mental health agencies, though smaller health care and senior nutrition providers also solicit regularly.

The geographic spread of recent activity is concentrated in the South and Midwest, with particular density in Georgia, Texas, Illinois, Wisconsin, Mississippi, and Connecticut. Texas leads with multiple concurrent solicitations from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for fresh fruit and vegetable delivery to food warehouses serving correctional facilities (IW267376, IW267420, IW267411, response dates October 14–19, 2026). Georgia hosts the highest volume of school-level procurement, including Bryan County Schools (produce bid due May 27, 2026), Bartow County (local fresh fruit and vegetable RFP due June 22, 2026), Dougherty County Board of Education (fresh produce sealed bid due June 16, 2026), and Hancock County Board of Education (fresh produce IFB due June 26, 2026). Representative examples span multiple sectors: Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin is bidding petite bananas (RFB 4162, due July 29, 2026, estimated annual value $78,000) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026, with USDA Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program funding contingency); the Illinois Department of Mental Health's Madden Mental Health Center is procuring fresh fruits and vegetables on weekly delivery under small purchase (due August 14, 2026); and the Illinois Department of Corrections sought fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center under a small business set-aside (quotes due September 3, 2026, with prevailing wage compliance required under Cook County rates). Pricing and volumes vary widely — Madison's petite banana contract estimated $78,000 annually for 70–90 cases weekly, while Head Start of Greater Dallas estimated total procurement at $969,460.94 for approximately 32,409 cases across frozen foods, produce, and meat. Buy American provisions appear in multiple school-district solicitations (minimum 51% domestic agricultural content for processed items), and local-vendor preferences are common in regional procurements (Collier County Food Services applies 10 evaluation points for local residency; Bartow County requires sourcing within 400 miles; Madison's Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Snacks applies geographic preference and organic produce pricing discounts). Contract terms typically run one school or fiscal year with renewal options; delivery schedules are usually weekly or bi-weekly with early-morning delivery windows (5:00–7:00 a.m. or 6:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.) to central warehouses or individual sites.