UNSPSC 50362525: Canned or jarred tartarian cherries

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

UNSPSC 50362525 Canned or jarred tartarian cherries is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it do not reflect purchasing of this specialty fruit. Instead, the code shows procurement of mainstream canned and processed fruit products—applesauce, dried fruit bars, apple crisps—and broader food service supply for institutional facilities including corrections departments, state health agencies, and school districts. The work being solicited spans canned fruit meeting USDA commodity specifications, dried and prepared fruit products for child nutrition programs, and general food and consumable procurement for state-supported living centers and correctional facilities. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections, state health and human services commissions, independent school districts, county school boards, and regional cooperative purchasing vehicles. Oregon Department of Corrections and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission appear as repeat buyers seeking canned and processed fruit products for institutional feeding operations.

Recent activity concentrates in the South and Midwest, with multiple school districts in Georgia, Missouri, and Texas soliciting fresh and processed fruit under parallel procurement vehicles. Representative opportunities include Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce (bids due July 31, 2026, with a historical price of $21.84 per case), and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0016792V2 for supplemental food and consumables including 210 line items of canned and fresh fruit for state hospitals and supported living centers statewide (bid deadline was March 19, 2026, with a potential contract value up to $4.5 million over three years). Austin Independent School District issued RFP 27RFP004 on June 26, 2026, for dried fruit bars and apple crisps for food service with proposals due July 16, 2026. School nutrition programs across Georgia—Hancock County Board of Education, Douglas County School System via GEC Buying Cooperative, Liberty County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System—solicited fresh produce and processed fruit items through spring 2026, suggesting ongoing seasonal demand tied to school year contracting cycles.