UNSPSC 50302521: Sonata cherries

The variety of cherries known as sonata cherries

UNSPSC 50302521 Sonata cherries (Commodity) represents a narrow product line within fresh fruit procurement, but the recent state and local opportunities in the source focus almost entirely on broad fresh produce supply — fruits and vegetables together — rather than on Sonata cherries as a standalone commodity. Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple RFPs for fresh fruits and vegetables to supply food warehouses and correctional facilities; the Illinois Department of Corrections and Illinois Department of Mental Health seek produce for treatment centers; school districts across Georgia, Mississippi, Wisconsin, Connecticut, and Texas are bidding fresh produce supply contracts; cities and counties including San Antonio, Bridgeport, and Collier County are procuring produce for senior services, park concessions, and school nutrition programs. The actual buying appears to be for mixed fresh produce assortments — apples, bananas, carrots, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, peppers, and dozens of other items delivered on standing schedules to institutional kitchens, warehouses, and service facilities. No solicitation identified in the source specifically names Sonata cherries or cherry procurement as a discrete line item or focus.

The issuing bodies are predominantly school nutrition programs and state correctional or mental health departments in Georgia, Texas, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Mississippi, with secondary activity from county and city procurement offices. Recent activity shows sealed bids due late May through late June 2026, with contract terms typically running July 1 through June 30 of the following year. Solicitation types include RFB (Request for Bids), IFB (Invitation for Bids), RFP (Request for Proposals), and ITN (Invitation to Negotiate); representative examples include Madison Metropolitan School District's petite banana bid (RFB 4162, $78,000 estimated annual value, bids due July 29, 2026), DeSoto County School District's fresh produce distribution (sealed bids due June 22, 2026), and Bryan County Schools' fresh produce procurement (bids due May 27, 2026). Buy American provisions and HACCP compliance requirements are standard; delivery is typically Monday through Friday, early morning to mid-morning windows; and pricing models run from firm fixed to cost-plus-fee arrangements. The code shows no unique signal for Sonata cherry demand — the opportunities reflect generic fresh produce supply contracts in which Sonata cherries, if procured at all, would compete as one item among many seasonal and year-round fruits.