UNSPSC 50362501: Canned or jarred amarelle cherries

The variety of cherries known as amarelle cherries that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50362501 Canned or jarred amarelle cherries is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure canned and jarred fruit products—predominantly applesauce, dried fruit bars, and supplemental food items for institutional food service rather than amarelle cherries specifically. Recent solicitations show state departments, school districts, and health and human services agencies buying canned fruit under this taxonomy alongside broader grocery and food-service procurement vehicles.

State agencies and school districts dominate the issuing-body mix. The Oregon Department of Corrections has posted multiple ITBs for canned applesauce (most recently S2910000017453 due July 31, 2026, with bids previously awarded to Robbins Sales and MJ Kellner). The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has issued multiple IFBs covering supplemental food and consumable products for state hospitals and state supported living centers statewide, with the most recent iteration (HHS0016792V2) posting a maximum potential contract value of $4.5 million over three years and spanning 210 line items including canned goods. School districts—Austin ISD, Dallas ISD, Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI, Liberty County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County, and others across Georgia—solicit fresh produce and grocery items under RFPs and IFBs that often include canned fruit and processed items as secondary components. Procurement activity concentrates in the Pacific Northwest (Oregon) and Texas, with secondary activity in Georgia and Virginia. Oregon's ODOC, the Texas HHSC and Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Georgia school nutrition programs (Douglas County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham), and Virginia's Fairfax County drive recent solicitations. Pricing for canned applesauce runs approximately $21.84 per case (Oregon ODOC historical award). Firms pursuing this code should note that state and local governments buy these items primarily through multi-item food-service contracts rather than single-SKU commodity buys; amarelle cherries as a discrete product line do not appear in recent activity, and the code designation appears to be a taxonomy mismatch against actual procurement scope. Buy American and local-preference provisions are common in school-district food solicitations, and institutional buyers frequently apply Oregon or Texas residency preferences (typically 5–10% combined) where they solicit in-state.