UNSPSC 50372515: Canned or jarred organic montmorency cherries

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

UNSPSC 50372515 Canned or jarred organic montmorency cherries is a Commodity code that covers shelf-stable packaged fruit products supplied to state and local food service operations, though recent solicitation activity reveals that state and local governments are procuring canned fruit applesauce, dried fruit bars, apple crisps, and mixed fresh and processed produce far more actively than the specific code name suggests. School districts, corrections departments, state health agencies, county boards of education, and municipal nutrition centers issue the bulk of opportunities under this taxonomy tier, typically through IFB, RFQ, or RFP notice types. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (Georgia), the State of Illinois for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy, the Oregon Department of Corrections, Austin Independent School District (Texas), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), the City of Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice all posted food commodity solicitations between May and October 2026, indicating that institutional food service — particularly for corrections facilities, state-supported living centers, schools, and senior services — drives demand. Contracts typically specify brand-or-equal options, require USDA compliance and FDA standards, mandate firm fixed pricing for stated contract periods, and impose FOB Destination delivery with inside delivery to central distribution points or facility warehouses.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, Illinois, Oregon, and Connecticut. The Oregon Department of Corrections posted two canned applesauce ITBs (due June 2, 2026, and July 31, 2026) seeking approximately 1,900 to 4,760 cases each with historical pricing near $21.83 per case and Oregon-goods and resident-bidder preferences totaling up to 10 percent; Gwinnett County requested informal written quotes on October 19, 2026, for 1,062 cases of mixed shelf-stable food items (peanut butter, jelly, proteins, rice, pasta, sauces, and canned vegetables) for Senior Services; the State of Illinois posted three weekly food-order solicitations (June 17, August 24) for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy covering September through December 2026; Austin Independent School District issued an RFP (due July 16, 2026) for dried fruit bars and apple crisps; and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicited supplemental food and consumables (IFB closing March 19, 2026, with maximum value up to $4.5 million over three years) for state hospitals and supported living centers statewide. Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed products) appear regularly in school and institutional food bids. Response windows are typically two to four weeks, with delivery required within 45 to 72 hours of order or within 60 days of purchase order issuance depending on the issuing body and contract structure.