UNSPSC 50312516: Organic duke cherries

The variety of organic cherries known as organic duke cherries

UNSPSC 50312516 Organic duke cherries is a Commodity code that encompasses fresh specialty fruit procurement for school nutrition programs, though the recent opportunities block shows minimal activity directly aligned with the code's nominal scope. The recent solicitations tagged to this code—primarily from school districts across Georgia, Texas, and Florida—predominantly cover broad fresh produce categories (apples, bananas, berries, broccoli, carrots, tomatoes, leafy greens, peppers, onions, potatoes, and eggs) rather than organic duke cherries specifically. One solicitation explicitly names petite bananas, and another covers fresh fruit and vegetable snacks with Wisconsin sourcing requirements, but neither targets organic cherries as a primary procurement item. School districts and their nutrition programs are the dominant issuing bodies, supplemented by one state-level procurement (Georgia Department of Public Instruction) and one cooperative purchasing vehicle (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia school districts). The mix reflects institutional food service procurement across elementary, middle, and high schools, with multi-site delivery requirements and USDA compliance mandates including Buy American provisions, HACCP plans, and food safety certifications.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, and Florida. Georgia school districts—including Hancock County, Bartow County, Bulloch County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham, Glynn County, and Douglas County—posted the plurality of opportunities from February through July 2026, all seeking fresh produce on annual or multi-year contracts with response dates ranging from late February through late July. Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) and Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) also issued solicitations for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks tied to USDA grant funding. Representative recent opportunities include Liberty County Board of Education's IFB for produce and food products due April 29, 2026 (bids for over 400 food items across 13 school sites); Muscogee County School District's ITB 26-017 for approximately 60 produce line items due April 27, 2026, evaluated using USDA Fruit and Vegetable Market News Index Prices; and Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 through GEC Buying Cooperative for 72 line items serving 30 districts with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million combined, sealed proposals due March 4, 2026. The code shows no recent activity directly requesting organic duke cherries; opportunities reflect standard fresh produce procurement where cherries (if any) would be one item among dozens of competing fruit and vegetable categories rather than a dedicated contract line.