UNSPSC 50322517: Dried early rivers cherries

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

UNSPSC 50322517 Dried early rivers cherries (Commodity) captures a narrow product line within the broader dried-fruit family that state and local procurement offices source for school food services, correctional facilities, and institutional feeding programs. Recent solicitations show that while this specific cherry variety does not appear explicitly in current state and local opportunities, the code sits within a larger market for dried fruits and nuts supplying institutional food services. The closest recent activity involves dried-fruit procurement for school nutrition programs and detention facilities, where dried fruits feature as shelf-stable breakfast components, snack items, and ingredients in prepared foods. School districts, state departments of corrections, and county sheriff's offices are the primary issuing bodies, with school food services dominating the activity. These entities source dried fruits as part of broader grocery, produce, or specialty commodity contracts that emphasize USDA compliance, Buy American requirements (minimum 51% domestic content for processed items), HACCP certification, and nutritional standards limiting sodium, added sugars, and artificial additives.

Solicitation activity clusters in Georgia and California, with additional procurement from Texas, Connecticut, Missouri, and Virginia. The County of Santa Clara, California issued an ITB on January 28, 2026 (due February 5, 2026) for dried fruits and nuts to support correctional facility food services, requesting dried raisins, cranberries, and tropical fruit mix on an all-or-none basis with five-year contract terms. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued an IFB (due February 20, 2026, amended from February 18) for whole, pitted, dried prunes in U.S. Grade B quality, 60–70 count size, packed in 25-pound boxes, with minimum order of 1,400 boxes for a single delivery area, indicating institutional demand for specific dried-fruit specifications. School districts in Georgia (Hancock County, Liberty County, Douglas County, and Savannah-Chatham County) and Missouri (Rockwood R-VI) are actively procuring fresh produce and specialty grocery items with contract terms running July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, though recent postings do not isolate dried cherries as a line item; dried fruits appear within broader commodity requests. The code shows modest but consistent activity tied to school food service renewals and correctional system procurement cycles, with award decisions typically made on lowest responsive-bid or cost-plus-fee basis and contracts renewable for multiple one-year periods at the issuing body's discretion.