UNSPSC 50322510: Dried king cherries

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

UNSPSC 50322510 Dried king cherries is a Commodity code that captures the procurement of specialty dried fruit products for institutional food service, particularly school nutrition programs and correctional facilities. Recent state and local solicitations under this code reflect demand for small-quantity, high-specification dried fruit items rather than volume commodity purchases; the representative opportunities show school districts and county corrections departments sourcing dried fruits—raisins, cranberries, tropical fruit blends, and specialty nuts—as components of larger food procurement contracts. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (Hancock County Schools in Georgia, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, and Douglas County School System in Georgia), with one county corrections procurement (Santa Clara County, California). The code appears in food service buys spanning fresh produce, processed grocery items, and specialty ingredients, typically bundled with broader meal-supply contracts rather than as standalone line items.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (Hancock County, Liberty County, Savannah-Chatham, and Douglas County school systems all posted within the review window) and extends to California, Virginia, Missouri, Connecticut, and Texas. Representative recent opportunities include Hancock County Schools Nutrition Fresh Produce SY27, issued June 10, 2026 with IFB response due June 26, 2026, encompassing over 200 fresh produce line items with delivery to three school locations; the County of Santa Clara Dried Fruits and Nuts ITB-PRC-FY26-0617, posted January 28, 2026 with response due February 5, 2026, requiring five line items (raisins, cranberries, tropical fruit mix, walnuts, and pecans) for the county corrections food service on an all-or-none basis; and Douglas County School System Food Supply and Distribution RFP 26-003, issued January 21, 2026 with proposals due February 18, 2026, calling for a main-line distributor to supply approximately 32,000 meals daily across 32 schools with estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9,000,000. Buy American provisions requiring minimum domestic content (typically 51 percent for processed products) appear consistently across school nutrition solicitations, and most contracts specify firm fixed pricing for the contract term with delivery schedules to multiple school sites or facility locations.