UNSPSC 50332518: Dried organic ruby bing cherries

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

UNSPSC 50332518 Dried organic ruby bing cherries is a Commodity code that represents dried fruit products procured by state and local nutrition and food-service operations. In practice, state and local governments buy this code as part of broader fresh and dried produce solicitations for school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and other institutional food services. The recent opportunities show that dried fruit items—including dried prunes, dried cherries, and similar shelf-stable fruit products—are sourced alongside fresh produce, frozen proteins, dairy, and pantry staples under consolidated food-commodity bids rather than as standalone line items. Issuing bodies include school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, City of Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), state corrections departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and state procurement offices acting on behalf of multiple agencies. School districts and correctional facilities appear as repeat buyers in the recent record.

Recent activity spans Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas. Hancock County Schools Nutrition (Georgia) issued IFB #SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026, with a response deadline of June 26, 2026, covering over 200 fresh-produce line items with delivery to three school sites through June 30, 2027. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases solicited commodities on June 2, 2026, due June 26, 2026, encompassing 115 line items for the Board of Education Nutrition Center with a contract term through June 30, 2027. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued IFB No. 304T-26-300CF on May 4, 2026 (extended from April 21) for approximately 382 cafeteria food-product line items across TDCJ warehouse locations, and issued Bid No. IW236532 in April 2026 for whole, pitted, dried prunes (U.S. Grade B, 60–70 count, minimum 1,400 boxes) for the Corpus location. Buy American provisions requiring at least 51 percent domestic content on processed products and HACCP compliance appear standard across school-nutrition solicitations. The State of Georgia issued a food, supplies, and kitchen-products solicitation on May 15, 2026, due June 22, 2026, with scope details in an attached document.