UNSPSC 50322528: Dried van cherries

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

UNSPSC 50322528 Dried van cherries is a Commodity code representing dried fruit products that state and local governments procure primarily through school nutrition programs and correctional-facility food service operations. Recent solicitations show that school districts and state agencies are acquiring dried fruits as components of broader food-supply contracts rather than as standalone line items; the code appears alongside fresh produce, proteins, dairy, and pantry staples in IFBs issued by education nutrition centers and institutional food-service operations. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice and school boards in Georgia and Connecticut have posted opportunities that encompass dried fruits within larger commodity portfolios, though dried cherries specifically appear infrequently in posted notices. Issuing bodies soliciting under this code span school district nutrition departments (Hancock County Schools in Georgia, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), state nutrition procurement offices (Georgia and Texas), and correctional-system food-service divisions (Texas Department of Criminal Justice). The mix reflects institutional buyers managing high-volume, multi-category food procurement through consolidated contracts rather than category-specific awards.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and Southwest. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) posted an IFB due June 26, 2026, for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items for the 2026–27 school year, with sealed bid opening June 29, 2026; the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases issued an IFB due June 26, 2026, for 115 commodity line items including fruits and vegetables for the Board of Education Nutrition Center through June 30, 2027. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division, posted IFB No. 304T-26-300CF due May 4, 2026 (extended via Addendum No. 2), for approximately 382 cafeteria food-product line items to supply TDCJ warehouse locations across five Texas geographic areas through August 31, 2027, with optional renewals. Vendors responding to these opportunities must comply with Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed products), provide HACCP plans and nutritional analyses, maintain appropriate insurance, and accept firm pricing for contract terms. The code shows modest but steady activity among mid-sized school districts and state agencies; opportunities cluster in spring and early summer for school-year contracting cycles.