UNSPSC 50312531: Organic ranier cherries

The variety of organic cherries known as organic ranier cherries

UNSPSC 50312531 Organic ranier cherries is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure fresh fruit for school meals, institutional food service, and park concessions. Recent solicitations show school districts and county parks and recreation authorities buying produce through a mix of competitive bidding processes—RFBs, RFPs, and ITNs—often embedded within larger food-service or fresh-produce contracts that aggregate multiple fruit and vegetable line items. The code represents a narrow product category but sits within a broader procurement pattern where school nutrition programs and public food-service operators regularly source fresh fruits as components of meal programs, snack initiatives, and concession operations. Issuing bodies include independent school districts (Madison Metropolitan School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, Bartow County School System), county parks and recreation departments (Collier County Board of County Commissioners), regional health coalitions (Marion Health Care Coalition), and state procurement offices (State of Georgia). School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, reflecting the volume of USDA-funded meal programs and fresh-fruit initiatives they operate.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and Midwest, with the most active issuers in Georgia, Wisconsin, and Florida. Representative recent opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas (70–90 cases weekly, $78,000 estimated annual value, bids due July 29, 2026), Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items including multiple apple and berry varieties for the 2026–27 school year (bids due June 26, 2026), Bartow County School System's RFP for local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles (proposals due June 22, 2026), and Collier County's ITN for food services at North Collier Regional Park including beverage and produce operations (proposals due March 6, 2025). Geographic preference appears in multiple jurisdictions—Wisconsin, Bartow County, and others impose 400-mile sourcing requirements or award preference discounts for in-state or regional vendors. School districts frequently emphasize organic or locally sourced options, award evaluation points for diverse-owned business status, and require HACCP plans and E-Verify compliance as standard conditions.