UNSPSC 50362531: Canned or jarred ranier cherries

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

UNSPSC 50362531 Canned or jarred Rainier cherries, a Commodity code, reflects state and local procurement of shelf-stable fruit products for institutional food service, though recent solicitations show that government buyers tag this code broadly across canned and jarred fruit categories and dried fruit products without strict adherence to the specific cherry SKU. The work spans one-time food purchases for senior nutrition programs, recurring quarterly food supply contracts for correctional and veterans' facilities, school district cafeteria provisioning, and state-supported living center operations. Issuing bodies include county boards of education, county social services departments, state departments of corrections, state veterans' homes, state health and human services commissions, city school districts, city boards of education, and state corrections agencies. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office, the Oregon Department of Corrections, and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission appear as repeat solicitors under related food-commodity codes.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, and Texas, with additional recent solicitations from Connecticut, Arizona (Hancock County Schools), and broader statewide procurement vehicles. Representative opportunities include Gwinnett County's informal quote for 1,062 cases of mixed shelf-stable food items due October 19, 2026; the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office's weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy, with multiple quarterly solicitations (brand-specific and brand-or-equal) issued June through August 2026; the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITBs for canned applesauce, with a solicitation due July 31, 2026 and a prior one due June 2, 2026, both offering a combined 10% state-preference weighting; and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for supplemental food and consumables covering 210 line items with a March 19, 2026 response deadline and a maximum contract value of $4.5 million over three years. Most solicitations use IFB or ITB notices with sealed-bid evaluation and award to lowest responsive and responsible bidder or best value; delivery terms are predominantly FOB Destination with prepaid freight, and Buy American provisions or domestic-content requirements appear in school and state institutional procurements.