UNSPSC 50362502: Canned or jarred brooks cherries

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

UNSPSC 50362502 Canned or jarred brooks cherries, a Commodity code, describes shelf-stable preserved fruit products that state and local governments procure for institutional food service—cafeterias, senior centers, correctional facilities, and state-supported living centers. The code captures one narrow product line within a much broader institutional procurement landscape; recent opportunities show the code's actual buying activity centers on general food commodity contracts that span dozens of line items including proteins, vegetables, grains, and canned goods, with canned or jarred cherries appearing as one component item rather than a primary focus. State purchasing offices, county boards of education, school districts, and departments of corrections and health and human services are the primary issuing bodies, reflecting the institutional nature of the demand.

Recent activity clusters in the Southeast and Pacific Northwest, with representative solicitations from Gwinnett County (Georgia) requesting approximately 1,062 cases of mixed shelf-stable foods including canned fruits and proteins via informal written quote due October 19, 2026; the Oregon Department of Corrections issuing multiple ITBs for canned applesauce (ITB S-29100-00017453 and S2910000016975) with responses due July 31, 2026 and June 2, 2026 respectively, each spanning thousands of cases; the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office requesting weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy with brand-specific and brand-or-equal specifications and due dates in June and August 2026; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission soliciting supplemental food and consumables statewide via IFB HHS0016792v2 (bid deadline March 19, 2026, maximum potential value $4.5 million over three years); and school districts in Austin and Hancock County, Georgia bidding produce and dried fruit items for the 2026–27 school year. The code shows no standout incumbent or repeat major buyer across the recent sample, indicating fragmented demand across multiple independent institutional purchasers. Buy American provisions and domestic-content preferences appear in several school-district and state solicitations; Oregon applies a combined 10 percent state-resident preference for canned applesauce, and delivery within 72 hours or 45 days is common.