UNSPSC 50322524: Dried sweetheart cherries

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

UNSPSC 50322524 Dried sweetheart cherries, a Commodity code, covers specialty dried fruit products sourced by state and local government food service operations—school nutrition departments, correctional facilities, and other institutional cafeteria programs. The recent solicitations tagged to this code show a mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the work actually being bought. State and local buyers posting under this code are procuring broad fresh-produce and cafeteria-food commodity baskets that include dried fruits as line items within larger food-supply contracts, not standalone dried-cherry purchases. The Hancock County Board of Education IFB for fresh produce (posted June 10, 2026, due June 26, 2026) itemizes over 200 produce SKUs across apples, berries, vegetables, and specialty fruits with no specific dried-cherry line item mentioned in the available summary. Similarly, the City of Bridgeport's commodities bid (posted June 2, 2026, due June 26, 2026) and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice cafeteria-food solicitation (posted May 4, 2026, extended to May 4, 2026 response date) are broad food-supply contracts spanning proteins, dairy, grains, and miscellaneous staple items. The TDCJ did issue a standalone dried-fruit procurement—Bid No. IW236532 for whole pitted dried prunes in U.S. Grade B quality, 60–70 count, 25-pound boxes—but that solicitation was posted April 23, 2026, with a February 20, 2026 due date (indicating a posted-after-due state), making it a closed or expired opportunity.

The issuing-body mix spans school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut) and state-level agencies (Georgia statewide procurement, Texas Comptroller on behalf of TDCJ). Geographic activity is concentrated in the Southeast and South—Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas. Buy American provisions requiring a minimum of 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content for processed products appear in both school nutrition bids. All visible opportunities require firm fixed pricing for the contract period and delivery to multiple institutional locations. Vendors must provide HACCP plans, E-Verify authorization, and comprehensive insurance documentation. The code shows limited standalone dried-cherry activity; recent state and local purchasing under this UNSPSC classification is predominantly bundled into larger institutional food-supply contracts where dried fruit appears as a subsidiary line item rather than as a specialized procurement focus.