UNSPSC 50362503: Canned or jarred bigarreu cherries

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

UNSPSC 50362503 Canned or jarred bigarreu cherries is a Commodity code covering preserved cherry products that state and local governments purchase primarily for institutional food service operations, including correctional facilities, state health agencies, school districts, and related child nutrition programs. Recent solicitations show that state and local buyers are procuring canned fruit products—applesauce, pears, and other preserved fruits—under this code's commodity family, with specifications typically requiring compliance with USDA commodity standards, minimum shelf life of one year, and FOB destination delivery. The issuing-body mix spans state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Illinois), school districts (Austin Independent School District, Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Liberty County Board of Education, and others), and county boards of education across multiple states. State procurement offices and facility food service operations appear as repeat buyers, particularly for supplemental and consumable food products across correctional and health-care campuses.

Geographic activity concentrates in the South and Southwest, with recent opportunities posted by Oregon, Texas, Illinois, Georgia, Connecticut, and Missouri jurisdictions. Representative recent solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S-29100-00017453 (posted July 10, 2026, due July 31, 2026) for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce at $21.84 per case historical pricing, requiring delivery to the Central Distribution Center in Salem with five truckload deliveries 45 days apart; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0016792 for supplemental food and consumable products serving state hospitals and supported living centers statewide, encompassing 210 line items with a maximum potential contract value of $4.5 million over three years and a March 19, 2026 response deadline; and school district RFPs such as Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) serving 45 schools plus distribution kitchens with weekly deliveries and firm fixed pricing for the 2026–27 contract year. Buy American and domestic-content requirements appear consistently across school and state health facility procurements, along with state-level preferences in Oregon and standard insurance and compliance certifications.