UNSPSC 50302508: Fiesta bing cherries

The variety of cherries known as fiesta bing cherries

UNSPSC 50302508 Fiesta bing cherries, a Commodity code, represents a narrow product line within state and local procurement activity, though the recent opportunities block shows no direct solicitations for this specific item. School districts, cities, and food-service agencies across the United States procure fresh produce through broad-scope RFPs and IFBs that typically list dozens of produce line items—including apples, bananas, berries, carrots, lettuce, peppers, potatoes, and tomatoes—but Fiesta bing cherries appear as a specialty or seasonal line item in only select institutional food service contracts, if at all. The work solicited under the code's parent categories (fresh fruits, fresh produce, and produce distribution) involves weekly or bi-weekly deliveries to school nutrition programs, senior centers, child care facilities, and correctional institutions, with vendors responsible for maintaining temperature-controlled transport, meeting USDA Buy American requirements, holding HACCP certifications, and often sourcing within specified geographic radii or from domestic suppliers when price and quality permit.

School districts dominate the recent issuing-body mix, including Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida), Austin Independent School District (Texas), multiple Georgia districts (Bulloch County, Dougherty County, Glynn County, Henry County, Liberty County, and others through the GEC Buying Cooperative), and institutional buyers such as Head Start of Greater Dallas and the City of Bridgeport's Board of Education. Geographic concentration appears heaviest in the Southeast, particularly Georgia, which shows at least fifteen active procurements for fresh produce during the past four months, followed by Texas and Florida. Representative solicitations under the broader produce codes include Madison Metropolitan School District IFB 4163 for Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Snacks (due July 29, 2026, at 2:00 p.m., sourced within 400 miles of Madison with 5% diverse-business preference), Hancock County Board of Education IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items (due June 26, 2026, at 12:00 p.m.), and the GEC Buying Cooperative SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs across 30 Georgia districts (due March 4, 2026, at 2:00 p.m., with estimated combined annual spending of $5.5 million). None of these solicitations name Fiesta bing cherries explicitly; the code appears to see minimal direct recent activity at state and local level, suggesting either strong seasonal demand peaks or limited institutional preference for this varietal within the menu cycles and budget constraints that drive school and public-sector nutrition purchasing.