UNSPSC 50332532: Dried organic royal cherries

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

UNSPSC 50332532 Dried organic royal cherries is a Commodity code that encompasses the procurement of preserved fruit products for institutional nutrition programs, particularly school food services, correctional facilities, and other state and local food operations. Recent state and local solicitations under this code show that agencies are sourcing dried and preserved fruits — including dried cherries, raisins, cranberries, prunes, and tropical fruit blends — as components of larger grocery and nutrition supply contracts. The work involves meeting specific packaging, nutritional, and food-safety specifications including USDA grade certification, HACCP compliance, food recall procedures, Buy American domestic-content requirements, and delivery scheduling to multiple institutional locations. Soliciting bodies include school districts, county boards of education, state departments of criminal justice, and county sheriffs' departments operating correctional facilities. School districts across Georgia, Missouri, Connecticut, Virginia, and California represent the most active segment, with nutrition programs driving recurring annual procurements aligned to academic-year cycles.

Representative recent opportunities show this pattern clearly. The County of Santa Clara, California issued ITB-PRC-FY26-0617 in January 2026 for dried fruits and nuts (raisins, cranberries, tropical fruit blend, walnuts, and pecans) to supply the Elmwood Correctional Facility, due February 5, 2026, on a five-year fixed-price contract with optional annual increases capped at a bidder-specified rate and a local-business preference of five percent. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) solicited Bid IW236532 for whole pitted dried prunes in U.S. Grade B quality, 60-70 count, in February 2026, with a minimum order of 1,400 boxes. Multiple school districts — including Hancock County Schools in Georgia (IFB SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026), Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia (IFB for Food, due April 29, 2026), and the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases (BNB053266, due June 26, 2026) — are procuring broad grocery baskets that include dried fruit and preserved produce as line items within larger fresh and frozen produce contracts. Activity concentrates in the Southeast (Georgia, Florida) and Mid-Atlantic regions, with secondary activity in California, Texas, Missouri, Connecticut, and Virginia. Dried fruit procurement under this code typically appears as a subset of larger institutional food-service awards rather than standalone dried-cherry-specific contracts.