UNSPSC 50362509: Canned or jarred garnet cherries

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

UNSPSC 50362509 Canned or jarred garnet cherries is a Commodity code covering shelf-stable fruit preserves and canned fruit products that state and local governments procure for food service operations, senior programs, institutional dining, and school nutrition initiatives. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers treating this code and related canned fruit line items as part of broader food commodity contracts rather than standalone cherry-specific purchases; activity under the narrow code reflects demand embedded in multi-item food-service RFQs, RFPs, IFBs, and ITBs rather than dedicated cherry procurement. Issuing bodies include state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, State of Illinois, State of Georgia), county boards of education (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia), independent school districts (Austin Independent School District in Texas), city procurement offices (City of Bridgeport, Connecticut), and state-supported institutional facilities. Counties and school districts appear most frequently as repeat buyers of canned and jarred fruit products for meal programs, followed by state-level institutional food service operations.

Activity concentrates in the Southeast and Southwest, with recent solicitations from Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Illinois, and Connecticut. Representative opportunities include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners requesting informal written quotes (IWQ 140229) for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned vegetables and proteins due October 19, 2026, with delivery to the Gwinnett Senior Services Center; the Oregon Department of Corrections issuing an ITB (S2910000016975) for approximately 1,904 cases of canned applesauce due June 2, 2026, with a historical price of $21.827 per case and Oregon goods and resident bidder preferences of five percent each; and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission Procurement and Contracting Services division issuing an IFB (HHS0016792V2) for supplemental food and consumables covering 210 line items with a maximum potential contract value of $4,500,000 over three years and a response deadline of March 19, 2026. Canned fruit products move through these procurements as components of broader food-supply contracts rather than as isolated commodity lines, typically bundled with proteins, dairy, grains, and fresh produce under single awards or multi-vendor splits.