UNSPSC 50352509: Frozen organic garnet cherries

The variety of organic cherries known as organic garnet cherries that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50352509 Frozen organic garnet cherries is a Commodity code that reflects state and local procurement of shelf-stable and specialty food products for institutional consumption, particularly through school nutrition programs and senior services. The recent opportunities show that state and local governments are soliciting perishable and non-perishable groceries, fresh produce, and food-service supplies in high volumes — the Bridgeport Board of Education's request spans over 1,100 line items of breakfast items, cereals, frozen products, condiments, vegetables, fruits, dairy, and meats; Hancock County Schools solicited over 200 line items of fresh produce; and Early County Schools requested approximately 300 food items plus 60 non-food and paper supplies. Issuing bodies include county boards of education, municipal school systems, county departments of community services, and state governments. School districts and school boards are the dominant buyer class, with Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, and Early County Board of Education appearing across multiple recent solicitations. Counties and municipal purchasing offices manage the procurement on behalf of these school nutrition programs and aging-services departments.

Activity concentrates in Georgia and Connecticut. Hancock County Schools (Georgia), Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (Georgia), Early County Schools (Georgia), and the State of Georgia all posted food procurement solicitations between May and October 2026, while the City of Bridgeport (Connecticut) solicited on behalf of the Bridgeport Board of Education. Representative recent opportunities include Gwinnett County's IFB for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items due October 19, 2026; Hancock County Schools' IFB for fresh produce across multiple apple varieties, berries, cruciferous and root vegetables, and specialty items, with bids due June 26, 2026; the City of Bridgeport's RFB for over 1,100 grocery line items supporting the National School Lunch Program, with electronic bids due June 30, 2026 and compliance required with Buy American (51 percent domestic agricultural ingredients) and Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards; and Early County Schools' line-by-line food and non-food bid due June 8, 2026. Awards are typically made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder on a firm fixed-price basis with delivery F.O.B. destination and no separate fuel surcharges, contract terms run twelve months with optional extensions, and vendors must provide HACCP plans, health inspections, professional references, and compliance with Buy American provisions where applicable.