UNSPSC 50302507: Black tartarian cherries

The variety of cherries known as black tartarian cherries

UNSPSC 50302507 Black tartarian cherries is a Commodity code representing a discrete agricultural product line that state and local governments procure primarily through school nutrition programs, child care food services, and institutional meal operations. Recent solicitations show that state and local buyers under this code are acquiring fresh produce for school breakfast and lunch programs, child and adult care food programs (CACFP), senior services, and correctional facilities—with black tartarian cherries appearing as one item within broader fresh-fruit procurements rather than as a standalone contract focus. The code sees activity across school districts, county boards of education, municipal departments, and specialized agencies, with issuing bodies ranging from large urban districts (Austin Independent School District, Hillsborough County Public Schools, Madison Metropolitan School District) to smaller county systems (Bryan County Schools, Liberty County Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education).

The geographic spread of recent activity concentrates heavily in Georgia (Bryan County, Bulloch County, Dougherty County, Glynn County, Hancock County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, and a state-level cooperative procurement) and Texas (Austin, McAllen, San Antonio, Edinburg), with secondary activity in Florida (Hillsborough), Connecticut (Meriden), Wisconsin (Madison), Mississippi (DeSoto County), Oregon (Central Point), and California (Santa Clara County). Representative procurements include the City of Edinburg, Texas RFP 2026017 for CACFP meal program supplies due August 4, 2026, covering beverages, paper goods, food products, janitorial supplies, and nonfood items for 400 children; Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks due July 29, 2026, emphasizing local sourcing within 400 miles of Madison with $0.20 per-pound organic preference; and Bulloch County School District's local-produce RFP due May 4, 2026, seeking produce grown within 200 miles with award on a cost, quality, availability, and support-scoring basis. Most school nutrition procurements are structured as sealed bids or RFPs with firm fixed pricing over 12-month contract terms, weekly or bi-weekly delivery requirements, HACCP and traceability documentation, Buy American compliance, and general liability insurance minimums ranging from $500,000 to $2 million. Set-asides and preferences vary by jurisdiction—Texas emphasizes HUB status and in-state principal place of business; Georgia encourages small, minority, and woman-owned participation where specified; cooperative procurements typically apply no formal set-asides but weight diverse-owned status in evaluation. The code shows active, ongoing demand with no recent lapse in solicitation activity and represents a commodity category—produce for institutional food service—where vendors compete on price, quality, delivery reliability, and compliance with federal nutrition and sourcing standards.