UNSPSC 50332516: Dried organic duke cherries

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

UNSPSC 50332516 Dried organic duke cherries (Commodity) does not reflect the actual purchasing activity under this code in recent state and local solicitations. While the code nominally specifies dried organic duke cherries, recent opportunities tagged to this code overwhelmingly solicit broad fresh produce, fresh and frozen fruits, eggs, proteins, dairy, grains, and miscellaneous grocery and food service items for school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and other government food services. The issuing bodies are primarily school districts and county boards of education across the Southeast and California, joined by state departments of criminal justice, county sheriffs' departments, and state or county nutrition services. Representative recent work includes Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) soliciting fresh produce including apples, berries, cruciferous vegetables, and specialty fruits under IFB #SN002-2027 (sealed bids due June 26, 2026); Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia) seeking a master grocery K-12 contract for 76 minimum line items delivered weekly to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens under IFB 2000004323 (sealed bids due April 27, 2026); and Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office requesting dried fruits and nuts (raisins, cranberries, tropical fruit mix, walnuts, and pecans) for the Elmwood Correctional Facility under ITB-PRC-FY26-0617 (bids due February 5, 2026).

Recent activity clusters in Georgia and Virginia, with secondary concentration in California, Texas, Missouri, and Connecticut. School districts dominate the issuer base, with additional procurement from state departments of criminal justice (Texas and Georgia), county boards of education (Hancock and Douglas counties in Georgia), county sheriffs' departments (Santa Clara), and municipal departments of public purchases (Bridgeport, Connecticut). Typical scopes require Buy American compliance with 51 percent domestic content in processed products, HACCP plans, E-Verify authorization, firm fixed pricing for the full contract term, and weekly or thrice-weekly deliveries to multiple school sites or facility locations. Contracts run July 1 through June 30, with annual renewal options at the issuing body's discretion. The code shows active solicitation activity but misalignment between the specific commodity name (dried organic duke cherries) and the breadth of fresh and processed produce, proteins, and staple goods actually being purchased.