UNSPSC 50322507: Dried black tartarian cherries

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

UNSPSC 50322507 Dried black tartarian cherries is a Commodity code that encompasses procurement of specialty dried fruit products for institutional food service, particularly school nutrition programs and correctional facility dining. State and local governments buy dried fruits under this code primarily as components of meal programs serving students, inmates, and other institutional populations, often as shelf-stable ingredients that meet nutritional requirements and can be incorporated into breakfasts, snacks, or prepared entrees. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and county school systems, with occasional procurement by state corrections departments and county facilities. School nutrition programs dominate the recent activity, with districts across multiple states sourcing dried and specialty produce items as part of broader fresh produce and grocery contracts that encompass hundreds of line items alongside fresh vegetables, fruits, and proteins.

The geographic concentration appears heaviest in Georgia and Texas, with recent competitive activity in Hancock County Schools (fresh produce IFB posted June 2026), Liberty County Board of Education (food IFB posted March 2026), Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools (fresh produce bid posted March 2026), and Douglas County School System (fresh produce RFP through GEC Buying Cooperative posted February 2026), alongside activity by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (prunes procurement, IW236532, due February 2026) and Santa Clara County, California (dried fruits and nuts ITB posted January 2026). School district solicitations typically run annual cycles aligned with fiscal years beginning July 1, with response deadlines clustered in February through June. Dried fruit line items appear within broader commodity baskets—the Douglas County fresh produce RFP estimated $4.4 million annually for one geographic area—rather than as standalone high-value contracts, and procurement is often awarded to multiple vendors on a line-item basis to allow price competition across product categories.