UNSPSC 50362521: Canned or jarred sonata cherries

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

UNSPSC 50362521 Canned or jarred sonata cherries (Commodity) encompasses shelf-stable canned and jarred fruit products that state and local governments procure for institutional food service, including school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, senior services, state hospitals, and supported living centers. The solicitations show governments buying broadly across canned fruit inventory—applesauce, mixed fruit, and specialty preserves alongside sonata cherries—as components of larger food-service contracts rather than as standalone line items. Issuing bodies span school districts (Austin Independent School District, Hancock County Board of Education), county nutrition departments (Gwinnett County), state corrections and health agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Department of Human Services), municipalities (City of Bridgeport), and state agencies (State of Georgia). School districts and state institutional food-service operations drive the majority of recent activity, reflecting statutory meal-provision requirements and centralized warehouse distribution models.

Recent solicitations span Georgia, Texas, Illinois, Oregon, and Connecticut, with the heaviest concentration in Texas state agencies and Georgia school systems. Representative opportunities include Gwinnett County's IFQ for 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned proteins and vegetables (due October 19, 2026), the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office's weekly food-order contracts for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (posted August 19, 2026, brand-specific and brand-or-equal variants, due August 24), the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce at $21.84 per case historical pricing (due July 31, 2026), and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for supplemental food and consumables across state hospitals and supported living centers with a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years (due March 19, 2026, with contract start upon award). Buy American and domestic-content requirements appear routinely across school-district solicitations. Pricing is typically firm fixed for the initial contract term, with delivery FOB Destination and 45- to 72-hour fulfillment expectations standard in institutional food-service contracts.