UNSPSC 50302503: Bigarreu cherries

The variety of cherries known as bigarreu cherries

UNSPSC 50302503 Bigarreu cherries is a Commodity code that encompasses fresh fruit procurement for institutional food service, including fresh produce supply to correctional facilities, schools, senior centers, and healthcare facilities. State and local buyers under this code are acquiring fresh fruits and vegetables — often alongside broader grocery and food service contracts — for meal programs serving incarcerated persons, students, seniors, and patients. Issuing bodies include state departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), county and municipal school districts (Madison Metropolitan, DeSoto County, Hancock County, Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Early County), cities and counties (Collier County, City of Edinburg, City of San Antonio, DeSoto County, Bridgeport Board of Education), and specialized agencies (Head Start of Greater Dallas, Marion Health Care Coalition). School nutrition programs are the dominant category of recent bidders, with multiple Georgia school systems (Bartow County, Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Early County) issuing fresh-produce RFBs in May and June 2026. Procurement focuses on specific produce items — bananas (including petite banana specifications), apples in multiple varieties, berries, root vegetables, leafy greens, tomatoes, peppers, and seasonal specialty fruits — delivered in case quantities to central warehouses or distributed school sites with strict temperature, quality, and delivery-schedule requirements. Common specifications mandate domestic sourcing under Buy American provisions, HACCP compliance, traceability documentation, and weekly or bi-weekly delivery windows during school operational hours.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia, with secondary activity in Illinois, Wisconsin, Connecticut, and Florida. Texas Department of Criminal Justice posted three fresh-produce solicitations (IW267376 for Palestine, IW267420 for Snyder Food Warehouse, and IW267411 for Wynne Food Warehouse in Huntsville) between late September and mid-October 2026 with response dates of October 14 and October 19, 2026. Georgia school districts dominate the mid-year procurement cycle: Bartow County School System requested local fresh fruits and vegetables via RFP 10-2026-019 with responses due June 22, 2026; Dougherty County Board of Education issued sealed bids due June 16, 2026; Hancock County Schools posted IFB #SN002-2027 with bids due June 26, 2026; Bryan County Schools conducted sealed bidding due May 27, 2026; and Early County Board of Education sought line-by-line food bids due June 8, 2026. Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) bid petite bananas (RFB 4162, estimated annual value $78,000, bids due July 29, 2026) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (RFB 4163, bids due July 29, 2026) with a 5% preference for Wisconsin-sourced produce and diverse-owned business status. Illinois Department of Corrections (Joliet Treatment Center, solicitation 27426DOCJOLIEB53849, small-business set-aside, bids due September 3, 2026) and Illinois Department of Mental Health (Madden Mental Health Center, solicitation 27444DHSMENTHB53608, bids due August 14, 2026) each sought fresh produce supply. City of Edinburg, Texas (RFP 2026-017, CACFP meal program, local-vendor preference, bids due August 4, 2026); Collier County, Florida (ITN for North Collier Regional Park food services, proposals due March 6, 2025); Head Start of Greater Dallas (IFB 26-GP, estimated value $969,460.94, pre-bid April 16, 2026, bids due June 24, 2026); and City of Bridgeport, Connecticut (BNB052266, grocery items with 1,100+ line items including fresh produce, Buy American required, bids due June 30, 2026) represent additional recent bidders. Set-asides and preferences appear frequently: small-business set-asides in Illinois; 5% diverse-owned and geographic preferences in Wisconsin; 10% local-vendor preferences in Florida; 5% local-vendor preference within 5% of lowest bid in Texas (Edinburg). Prevailing wage compliance is required in Illinois; USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program grant funding contingency appears in Wisconsin school procurement.