UNSPSC 50332506: Dried organic black schmidt cherries

The variety of organic cherries known as organic black schmidt cherries that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50332506 Dried organic black schmidt cherries is a Commodity code representing a narrow, specialized product category that sees minimal direct procurement activity from state and local governments. The recent opportunities tagged under this code reveal a significant mismatch: state and local school districts, departments of criminal justice, and nutrition centers are soliciting fresh and processed produce broadly—fresh apples, berries, vegetables, frozen entrees, canned goods, and dried fruits including prunes—but not specifically dried organic black schmidt cherries. The code's nominal scope describes a single dried fruit product, yet the recent solicitations show purchasing bodies acquiring hundreds of line items across multiple produce and food categories to supply school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and state warehouses. Issuing bodies include school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), state agencies (Georgia Department of Education and Texas Department of Criminal Justice via the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts), and their affiliated nutrition and distribution operations.

The geographic spread of recent activity centers on Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas, with school lunch programs and correctional food services as the dominant end-use categories. Representative recent solicitations include Hancock County Schools Nutrition Fresh Produce (Hancock County Board of Education, IFB, due June 26, 2026) soliciting over 200 line items of fresh produce for the 2026-27 school year; City of Bridgeport commodities procurement (City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases, IFB, due June 26, 2026) covering 115 line items for the Bridgeport Board of Education Nutrition Center through June 30, 2027; and Texas Department of Criminal Justice cafeteria food products (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division, IFB, due May 4, 2026) for approximately 382 line items across proteins, frozen entrees, dairy, grains, and produce. A separate TDCJ prunes procurement (Bid No. IW236532, due February 20, 2026) specified whole, pitted, dried prunes in U.S. Grade B quality. The code shows little recent activity specifically for dried organic black schmidt cherries; opportunities pursuing this Commodity appear uncommon in the state and local market.