UNSPSC 50362510: Canned or jarred king cherries

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

UNSPSC 50362510 Canned or jarred king cherries is a Commodity code that in practice captures a narrow slice of state and local food-service procurement—specifically canned and jarred fruit products procured for institutional food service, though the recent opportunities block shows little activity tagged to this exact code. Instead, state and local buyers are actively soliciting canned fruit applesauce, dried fruit bars, and supplemental food commodities under related codes and in broader food-service RFPs and IFBs. When the code does appear, it reflects the purchase of shelf-stable canned and jarred fruits meeting USDA commodity specifications, packed in their own juice, water, or light syrup, with firm shelf-life minimums, for delivery to institutional distribution centers or food-service warehouses.

State and local issuing bodies pursuing canned-fruit procurement include corrections departments, school districts, state health and human services agencies, and institutional food-service operators across multiple states. The Oregon Department of Corrections has posted two recent ITBs for canned fruit applesauce (most recently S2910000017453, due July 31, 2026, for 4,760 cases at a historical price of $21.84 per case), with a 10 percent combined preference for Oregon-fabricated goods and Oregon-headquartered bidders. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has issued broader supplemental food and consumable bids (HHS0016792V2, responses closed March 19, 2026; HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026 at IFB level) spanning 210 line items of canned goods and fresh/frozen items for state hospitals and supported living centers statewide, with historical contract values reaching $4.5 million over three years. Geographic activity concentrates in Oregon, Texas, and Georgia, with school districts and state agencies in those states representing the bulk of recent food-commodity procurement. The code itself sees infrequent direct tagging in recent state and local notices, suggesting that canned fruit products are often purchased as line items within broader food-commodity or grocery RFPs rather than as standalone solicitations.