UNSPSC 50322528: Dried van cherries

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

UNSPSC 50322528 Dried van cherries, a Commodity code, represents a narrow food supply category that state and local governments procure almost exclusively through school nutrition programs as part of broader grocery and produce contracts rather than as standalone commodity purchases. Recent solicitations show school districts sourcing dried fruits—including dried cherries, raisins, cranberries, and tropical fruit blends—as components of child nutrition meal service fulfillment, often bundled with fresh produce, proteins, grains, and dairy products in comprehensive food-supply IFBs and RFPs. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and county school systems, occasionally alongside correctional facilities and other institutional food services; Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Douglas County School System (Georgia), and Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office (California) have all posted solicitations in the past six months that encompass dried fruit procurement as line items within larger food-supply contracts. These districts typically serve between 6,900 and 25,500 students and require weekly or regular deliveries to multiple school sites with firm fixed pricing for 12-month contract periods and renewal options extending two to five years.

Dried fruit procurement activity concentrates in Georgia and California, with secondary activity in Virginia, Missouri, and Connecticut. Representative recent opportunities include Hancock County Schools' IFB for Fresh Produce covering over 200 line items with a June 26, 2026 response deadline and July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 contract period requiring Buy American compliance with 51 percent domestic content; Santa Clara County's ITB-PRC-FY26-0617 for Dried Fruits and Nuts (issued January 28, 2026, due February 5, 2026) specifically calling for dried raisins, cranberries, and tropical fruit mix on an all-or-none basis for a five-year term at the Elmwood Correctional Facility; and Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative (due March 4, 2026) for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 districts across two geographic areas in Georgia with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million combined. School nutrition procurement generally embeds dried fruit as one line item among hundreds in master grocery contracts valued in the millions annually, with award typically made on a line-item or multi-vendor basis to lowest responsive responsible bidders meeting Buy American, nutritional, and USDA compliance requirements.