UNSPSC 50322521: Dried sonata cherries

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

UNSPSC 50322521 Dried sonata cherries (Commodity) names a single dried-fruit line item, but recent state and local solicitations tagged with this code show no buying activity for dried cherries themselves. Instead, the opportunities reflect school nutrition and correctional-facility food procurement that encompasses broad fresh and processed produce categories — fresh fruit and vegetables for school cafeteria use, institutional meal-service staples, and incidental dried fruits like prunes as part of larger food supply contracts. The issuing bodies are school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), state corrections agencies (Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and state-level nutrition programs (State of Georgia). None of the recent opportunities focus on dried sonata cherries as a line item or commodity, suggesting the code is either mislabeled in state procurement systems or sees minimal direct buying activity at the Commodity level.

The geographic spread of recent opportunities spans Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas. Representative recent solicitations include Hancock County Board of Education's June 2026 fresh produce IFB for 2026-27 school-year delivery, Bridgeport's June 2026 commodities solicitation for school nutrition center supplies under MBE/CBE preferences, the State of Georgia's May 2026 food-supplies IFB, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's May 2026 cafeteria-food-products IFB covering approximately 382 line items across five Texas warehouse locations. A separate Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicitation (IW236532) posted in April 2026 requested dried prunes in bulk, with delivery to a Corpus Christi location. The code shows little relevant recent activity for dried sonata cherries specifically; vendors should verify whether state procurement offices have correctly classified their dried-cherry offerings or whether opportunities lie under broader produce or specialty-fruit codes instead.