UNSPSC 50322520: Dried geans/guines cherries

The variety of cherries known as geans/guines cherries that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50322520 Dried geans/guines cherries is a Commodity code that in practice covers dried fruit products supplied to institutional food service operations across state and local government, most notably school nutrition programs and correctional facilities. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers sourcing dried fruits—including dried prunes, raisins, cranberries, and tropical fruit mixes—as components of larger food service contracts or as standalone line items within broader produce and commodity procurements. The code sits within a broader institutional food supply ecosystem where dried fruits appear alongside fresh produce, proteins, dairy, and staple grocery items in master contracts spanning hundreds of line items. Issuing bodies include school districts (elementary through high school nutrition programs), county corrections departments, state departments managing institutional food services, and regional cooperative purchasing vehicles that consolidate demand across multiple districts. School districts dominate the recent activity, with issuing bodies ranging from small rural districts to large urban systems serving tens of thousands of students daily.

Recent opportunities span multiple states with heavy concentration in Georgia and California. The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department (California) issued ITB-PRC-FY26-0617 in January 2026 for dried raisins, cranberries, tropical fruit mix, walnuts, and pecans to supply a correctional facility, with bids due February 5, 2026. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued Bid No. IW236532 for whole, pitted, dried prunes (Grade B, 60-70 count) in 25-pound boxes with a February 20, 2026 response date. Multiple Georgia school districts have recently issued food service contracts where dried fruits appear as line items within larger grocery or produce procurements—Hancock County Schools (IFB due June 26, 2026), Liberty County Schools (IFB due April 29, 2026), and Savannah-Chatham County Schools (Bid 26-34 due April 23, 2026). Contracts typically run July 1 through June 30 on annual cycles with renewal options, require Buy American compliance with 51 percent domestic content for processed items, mandate HACCP plans and food safety certifications, and award to single or multiple vendors on a line-item or lowest-responsive-bidder basis. Payment terms commonly run Net 30 to Net 45 days, with firm fixed pricing for the contract term and no separate fuel surcharges permitted.