UNSPSC 50372520: Canned or jarred organic geans/guines cherries

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

UNSPSC 50372520 Canned or jarred organic beans/guineas cherries is a Commodity code that in practice covers broader shelf-stable food procurement by state and local institutions, with recent solicitations spanning canned fruits, applesauce, and mixed food commodities for correctional facilities, veterans homes, schools, senior services, and health and human services centers. State and local governments buy under this code primarily through county boards of education, state departments of corrections, state health and human services commissions, and county senior services programs. The work solicited ranges from single-item procurements (such as canned applesauce for correctional inmates) to comprehensive multi-line-item food supply contracts serving institutional food service operations, including fresh and frozen proteins, dairy, grains, canned vegetables, fruits, and condiments. Issuing bodies include Georgia counties (Gwinnett, Hancock), the State of Illinois (Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy), the State of Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas state agencies (HHSC, TDCJ, Comptroller), Connecticut municipalities (City of Bridgeport), and independent school districts (Austin ISD). Institutional food service is the dominant use case, with awards typically made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder or on best-value criteria; many solicitations permit brand-or-equal substitutions or list specific manufacturers with approved equivalents.

Activity is concentrated in the Southeast (Georgia), Midwest (Illinois), Texas, the Pacific Northwest (Oregon), and Connecticut, with Texas showing particularly heavy procurement volume. Representative recent opportunities include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' IFB for approximately 1,062 cases of mixed shelf-stable food items (peanut butter, jelly, canned proteins, rice, pasta, sauces, soups, canned vegetables) due October 19, 2026, to support senior services; the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office's requests for weekly food orders to the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy for the September–December 2026 quarter (due August 24, 2026, both brand-specific and brand-or-equal variants); the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce due July 31, 2026, offering a combined 10 percent preference for Oregon goods and bidders; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for supplemental food and consumables serving state hospitals and state supported living centers statewide, with a potential three-year value of $4.5 million and a response deadline that passed March 19, 2026; and Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items (apples, berries, cruciferous vegetables, melons, citrus, leafy greens) due June 26, 2026. Most institutional food procurements require FOB destination delivery, compliance with USDA standards and FDA regulations, commercial general liability insurance ranging from $500,000 to $2 million, and maintenance of HACCP plans or equivalent food safety documentation.