UNSPSC 50332523: Dried organic stella cherries

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

UNSPSC 50332523 Dried organic stella cherries, a Commodity-tier code, encompasses dried fruit products procured by state and local governments primarily for school nutrition programs. Recent state and local solicitations show that school districts and state agencies source dried cherries and related dried fruit as components of broader fresh and dried produce contracts for cafeteria operations, though the recent opportunities block contains no solicitations specifically requesting dried stella cherries by name. Instead, the solicitations demonstrate that school nutrition departments and state agencies procure fresh produce, dried fruits, and processed food items under consolidated commodity buys that bundle multiple produce lines and specialty items. Issuing bodies include independent school districts (Hancock County Schools in Georgia), municipal school boards (Bridgeport Board of Education via the City of Bridgeport), state departments (Georgia), and state criminal justice departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice). All solicitations emphasize Buy American provisions requiring a minimum of 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content in processed products, USDA compliance, HACCP or equivalent food safety protocols, and firm fixed pricing for the contract term.

Geographic activity centers on Georgia and Texas, with secondary representation from Connecticut. The most recent opportunities include Hancock County Schools Nutrition Fresh Produce SY27 (Hancock County Board of Education, Georgia, IFB, due June 26, 2026), the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases Commodities contract (Bridgeport, Connecticut, electronic submission via OpenGov, due June 26, 2026), the State of Georgia Food Supplies and Other Kitchen Products bid (due June 22, 2026), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Cafeteria Food Products IFB (due May 4, 2026, extended via Addendum No. 2). A separate Texas Department of Criminal Justice procurement for dried prunes (IFB 236532, due February 20, 2026) illustrates that TDCJ does source dried fruits under individual line-item solicitations. The code shows modest recent activity with no dedicated dried stella cherries opportunity visible in the block; vendors pursuing this code should monitor school district and state agency nutrition solicitations in Georgia and Texas for inclusion as line items within larger produce or commodity contracts.