UNSPSC 50322502: Dried brooks cherries

The variety of cherries known as brooks cherries that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50322502 Dried brooks cherries, a Commodity code, represents a narrow slice of state and local procurement for dried fruit products, particularly for school nutrition and correctional facility food service programs. The recent solicitations show that state and local governments are buying dried fruit as part of broader food supply contracts — not standalone dried-cherry orders, but line items within larger agricultural commodity and cafeteria food procurements that emphasize Buy American compliance and USDA grade certification. The work involves meeting specific packaging, portion-size, and shelf-life requirements, with firms competing on price, vendor reliability, and ability to deliver to multiple institutional sites on firm-fixed pricing terms.

School districts and state criminal-justice agencies dominate the issuing-body mix. Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, the City of Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice have all posted food procurement RFQs and IFBs in the past six months, with response dates typically in the 30-to-60-day window. Georgia and Texas show the heaviest recent activity, with TDCJ issuing multiple food-supply solicitations across five geographic areas and more than 380 line items spanning proteins, produce, and specialty items. The recent opportunities indicate that dried fruit (prunes, for instance, appear in TDCJ IFB 304T26300CF and standalone bid IW236532) competes as a commodity line item requiring U.S. Grade B or Grade A USDA certification, sealed food-grade packaging, firm all-inclusive pricing that covers shipping and handling to designated delivery locations, and proof of compliance with nutrition and safety standards. Contracts typically run 12–24 months with optional renewals, and awards go to responsive and responsible low bidders or, in some cases, multiple vendors per line item. MBE and WBE certifications apply where local purchasing ordinances govern, as in Bridgeport; Texas SmartBuy administrative fees may apply to state procurements in that jurisdiction.