UNSPSC 50362532: Canned or jarred royal cherries

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

UNSPSC 50362532 Canned or jarred royal cherries is a Commodity code covering shelf-stable preserved fruit products that state and local governments procure primarily for institutional food service — school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, senior services, and veterans' homes. The recent solicitation activity under this code shows that state and local buyers are acquiring canned and jarred fruit products as components of broader food-supply contracts rather than as standalone line items, with the work spanning school districts, state corrections and health agencies, county boards of education, and county social services departments. Institutional food service drives the majority of activity, with quantities typically measured in cases delivered on FOB destination terms with firm fixed pricing and delivery windows of 45 to 60 days. Vendors must comply with USDA commodity specifications, FDA/USDA standards, Buy American provisions where applicable (particularly in school nutrition procurement), commercial liability insurance requirements, and state worker verification and prevailing wage rules where contract values exceed state thresholds.

Recent opportunities appear concentrated in the Southeast and West, with notable activity in Georgia (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners requesting informal written quotes for 1,062 cases of mixed shelf-stable foods including canned fruits for the Department of Community Services, due October 19, 2026; Hancock County Board of Education seeking fresh and preserved produce for the 2026-27 school year, bid due June 26, 2026), Oregon (Oregon Department of Corrections issuing ITBs for canned applesauce at approximately 4,760 cases and 1,904 cases in separate solicitations, bids due July 31 and June 2, 2026 respectively, with 5 percent Oregon-goods preference and 5 percent resident-bidder preference), Illinois (State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office soliciting weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy on brand-specific and brand-or-equal bases, proposals due August 24, 2026 and June 17, 2026), Texas (Texas Health and Human Services Commission requesting bids for food and consumable products serving state-supported living centers and state hospitals statewide, due July 13, 2026, with historical value of $1.5 million; Texas Department of Criminal Justice seeking cafeteria food products for multiple warehouse locations across five regions, due May 4, 2026), and Connecticut (City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases requesting commodities for the Board of Education Nutrition Center, due June 26, 2026, with MBE/CBE certification applicable). The code shows active procurement momentum across multiple issuing-body types and geographies, though individual line-item volumes for canned or jarred royal cherries specifically are not broken out in the available summaries.