UNSPSC 50362527: Canned or jarred maraschino cherries

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

UNSPSC 50362527 Canned or jarred maraschino cherries is a Commodity code that frames state and local procurement of canned and jarred fruit products—primarily applesauce, pears, and other shelf-stable fruit offerings—for institutional food service operations including corrections facilities, school nutrition programs, and state health and human services agencies. Recent opportunities show the code capturing broader canned fruit procurement under institutional supply contracts, where applesauce and similar products are specified by USDA commodity standards and delivered in bulk case quantities to central distribution warehouses. State departments of corrections, school districts, health and human services commissions, and school nutrition programs are the primary issuing bodies; Oregon Department of Corrections and Texas Health and Human Services Commission appear across multiple recent solicitations, alongside numerous school districts in Georgia, Missouri, Texas, Connecticut, and Virginia sourcing canned and fresh fruit products for child nutrition and institutional meal service.

Recent activity spans Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Connecticut, and Virginia. Oregon Department of Corrections issued ITB S-29100-00017453 (due July 31, 2026) for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce under firm, fixed pricing with Oregon goods and resident-bidder preferences totaling 10 percent; the historical award price was $21.84 per case. Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017449 (due July 13, 2026) covering food and consumable products including canned fruits for the HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center, with a historical contract value of $1.5 million for the prior period and firm unit pricing required on all items. School districts—including Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia)—are soliciting fresh produce, fresh and canned fruits, and comprehensive grocery supplies through IFBs and RFPs with response dates ranging from April through July 2026. The Douglas County School System in Georgia issued RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 districts statewide with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One alone, indicating substantial institutional demand across cooperative purchasing vehicles.