UNSPSC 50322506: Dried black schmidt cherries

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

UNSPSC 50322506 Dried black schmidt cherries is a Commodity code encompassing dried fruit products for institutional food service operations, particularly school nutrition programs and correctional facilities. State and local governments procure dried fruit items including prunes, dried cherries, and related dried produce under this code to supply cafeteria operations, school lunch programs, and food service distribution centers. Recent solicitations show school districts and state correctional and food-service agencies as the primary buyers, with purchases typically embedded within broader food commodities RFPs rather than as standalone line items. When dried fruit appears in the solicitation record, it is part of a larger procurement spanning proteins, dairy, grains, vegetables, and other staple items with detailed specifications for packaging, USDA grade certification, shelf life, and delivery requirements. The Commodity code itself is narrow, but the buying pattern reflects institutional demand for shelf-stable, bulk-quantity dried produce meeting food safety, nutritional, and regulatory compliance standards including USDA grade certification, HACCP plans where required, and Buy American provisions mandating minimum domestic content percentages for processed products.

Recent activity appears concentrated in Georgia and Texas, with school districts and state agencies as the issuing bodies. Hancock County Board of Education (Sparta, Georgia) posted an IFB for fresh and specialty produce in June 2026 with response due June 26, 2026, spanning over 200 line items; the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases solicited commodities for the Board of Education Nutrition Center with the same June 26, 2026 response deadline, covering 115 line items across eggs, poultry, cheese, and produce products. The State of Georgia issued a food, supplies, and other kitchen products solicitation due June 22, 2026. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice procured cafeteria food products via IFB No. 304T-26-300CF with an extended response deadline of May 4, 2026, covering approximately 382 line items across multiple distribution points statewide, and separately solicited whole pitted dried prunes (Bid No. IW236532) with a February 20, 2026 deadline. The code shows sparse standalone activity; dried fruit procurement is typically a single line item within larger institutional food service contracts rather than the primary focus of a solicitation.