UNSPSC 50322515: Dried montmorency cherries

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

UNSPSC 50322515 Dried montmorency cherries, a Commodity code, describes specialty dried fruit products that state and local governments procure primarily through school nutrition programs and correctional facilities. Recent solicitations show little direct purchasing of dried montmorency cherries specifically; instead, school districts and state agencies are buying broader fresh produce and dried fruit assortments that include cherries alongside other dried fruits, berries, apples, and vegetables. The code sees activity concentrated among K–12 school nutrition programs across multiple states, with some activity from county correctional food services. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts of varying sizes (ranging from small rural districts to large suburban systems like Fairfax County Public Schools), county boards of education, state departments managing institutional food procurement, and county sheriffs' offices operating detention facilities. Representative solicitations show school districts bundling dried fruits with fresh produce and grocery items in annual contracts, while institutional purchasers (prisons, jails) occasionally solicit dried fruits as standalone line items within larger food-supply efforts.

Geographic activity spans Georgia, California, Connecticut, Missouri, Texas, and Virginia, with particularly visible recent activity in Georgia school districts. The Douglas County School System (Georgia) issued an RFP for fresh produce and eggs across 30 cooperating districts with $5.5 million estimated annual spend (February 2026, RFP SN 26-004, due March 4, 2026). Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia) solicited Master Grocery K–12 covering 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026). The County of Santa Clara, California's Office of the Sheriff issued an ITB for dried fruits and nuts including dried cranberries, raisins, and tropical fruit mix for its correctional facility (ITB-PRC-FY26-0617, due February 5, 2026, with a five-year contract term and local business preference). School districts typically require firm fixed pricing for 12-month periods, Buy American compliance (51 percent domestic content for processed items), weekly deliveries to multiple school sites, HACCP and food safety certifications, and commercial general liability insurance in the $1 million to $2 million range. No recent solicitations identified dried montmorency cherries as a primary or line-item focus, suggesting the code may see limited direct procurement activity or may be used incidentally for bundled produce and specialty fruit contracts rather than as a standalone category.