UNSPSC 50302503: Bigarreu cherries

The variety of cherries known as bigarreu cherries

UNSPSC 50302503 Bigarreu cherries (Commodity) has minimal recent state and local procurement activity that maps to the code's nominal scope. The single opportunity explicitly matching this specific cherry variety was a sealed-bid request by the City of Edinburg, Texas (RFP2026017, due August 4, 2026) for a Child and Adult Care Food Program meal service; however, the detailed scope listed cherries only as a subsidiary line item within a five-category food procurement spanning beverages, paper goods, proteins, breads, fruits, vegetables, snacks, janitorial supplies, and nonfood products for 400 children across 9 months of service. The remainder of the recent opportunities in the dataset are coded under this UNSPSC number but concern fresh produce procurement across multiple categories (apples, bananas, berries, broccoli, carrots, lettuce, onions, peppers, potatoes, tomatoes, and numerous other items), fresh fruit and vegetable snacks, school nutrition grocery items, and dried fruits and nuts—none of which are bigarreu cherries. The mismatch between the code name and the actual scope of work being solicited is substantial, suggesting either systematic miscoding at the issuing-body level or a data artifact in the underlying procurement records.

The issuing bodies pursuing fresh produce and food service work under this code span school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Savannah-Chatham County, Bulloch County, Liberty County, Glynn County, Henry County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Early County, and others across Georgia and beyond), city governments (Bridgeport, San Antonio, Meriden), county boards of education, and child nutrition programs (Head Start of Greater Dallas, City of Edinburg CACFP). Geographic concentration is heavily weighted toward Georgia school districts, with secondary activity in Texas, Florida, Connecticut, Mississippi, and a scattering of other states. The recent opportunities show robust demand for institutional produce and food procurement—predominantly school nutrition programs and child care food programs—with contract terms typically running July 1 through June 30 of the following year, weekly or twice-weekly deliveries required, and evaluation criteria heavily weighting cost (30–50 points), product quality and availability (15–30 points), and vendor qualifications and past performance (10–25 points). Buy American provisions, HACCP compliance, insurance requirements ($500,000 to $2 million general liability), and debarment certification are standard conditions across nearly all opportunities. No recent opportunities target bigarreu cherries specifically; the code carries substantial off-topic activity and is not a meaningful targeting vector for cherry suppliers at this time.