UNSPSC 50332519: Dried organic santina cherries

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

UNSPSC 50332519 Dried organic santina cherries is a Commodity code covering dried fruit products purchased by state and local school nutrition programs and correctional facilities. State and local governments solicit under this code primarily for institutional food service operations — school cafeterias, nutrition centers, and prison dietary programs — where dried fruit supplements fresh produce in meal preparation and serves as a shelf-stable commodity input. The issuing bodies are school districts (independent and county-based), city education departments, state corrections agencies, and state procurement divisions acting on behalf of multiple using agencies. Work solicited under the code consists of bulk dried fruit meeting USDA grade and food safety standards, packaged in food-service quantities with firm pricing locked for multi-month or multi-year contract periods.

Recent activity spans Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued IFB #SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026, for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items with delivery to three school locations and a contract period running July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 (response due June 26, 2026). The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases solicited commodities including fruit and vegetable products for the Bridgeport Board of Education on June 2, 2026, with electronic submission through OpenGov due June 26, 2026 and contract term through June 30, 2027. The State of Georgia issued a broader food supplies and kitchen products IFB (PE55645NONST2026000000009) on May 15, 2026, with a June 22, 2026 response date. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Texas Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products to multiple warehouse locations across five Texas geographic areas with a May 4, 2026 response deadline (extended from April 21 via Addendum No. 2) and contract term through August 31, 2027 with two optional one-year renewals. All school nutrition contracts require Buy American compliance with minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed products and accept bids from qualified vendors with HACCP plans, E-Verify authorization, and appropriate insurance.