UNSPSC 50332528: Dried organic van cherries

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

UNSPSC 50332528 Dried organic van cherries is a Commodity code that covers whole, pitted, dried cherries and similar dried fruit products purchased by state and local school districts, correctional facilities, and other public nutrition programs. State and local governments buy dried fruits under this code primarily as shelf-stable ingredients and snack components for institutional food service, including cafeteria meal production, inmate nutrition programs, and bulk ingredient supply. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (including county boards of education and large suburban systems) and state correctional departments, with occasional county sheriffs' offices managing detention facilities. School nutrition programs represent the dominant buyer segment, sourcing dried fruits as part of broader grocery and produce procurement to meet USDA National School Lunch and Breakfast Program requirements and nutritional standards limiting calories, added sugars, and artificial additives.

Recent procurement activity under or closely aligned with dried fruit commodities shows significant concentration in Georgia and scattered activity across California and Texas. The County of Santa Clara, California issued ITB-PRC-FY26-0617 in January 2026 for dried fruits and nuts (dried raisins, cranberries, and tropical fruit mix) to supply the Elmwood Correctional Facility, due February 5, 2026. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued Bid IW236532 for whole, pitted, dried prunes meeting U.S. Grade B specifications in boxes of 25 pounds (due February 20, 2026). Multiple Georgia school districts—Hancock County, Liberty County, Douglas County (through cooperative), and Savannah-Chatham County—issued broader fresh produce and grocery RFPs and IFBs between February and June 2026 that encompassed dried fruit as line items within larger food supply contracts, though vanilla dried cherries do not appear explicitly named in the recent opportunity summaries. The code shows moderate activity concentrated in school nutrition procurement with secondary demand from corrections; recent opportunities emphasize firm pricing, USDA compliance, Buy American provisions, and delivery logistics to multiple school or facility locations across contract periods running July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 or longer.