UNSPSC 50372522: Canned or jarred organic lambert cherries

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

UNSPSC 50372522 Canned or jarred organic lambert cherries, a Commodity code, covers shelf-stable preserved fruit products that state and local governments procure for institutional food service—specifically canned or jarred organic cherries. Recent opportunities show this code is used within broader food-supply solicitations that encompass multiple fruit and vegetable line items, though no recent solicitation is exclusively or primarily focused on organic lambert cherries alone. State and local issuing bodies accessing this code include county boards of education (nutrition programs), state departments (corrections, veterans' services, health and human services), city school districts, and county social services. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, the State of Illinois (Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy), the Oregon Department of Corrections, Austin Independent School District, the City of Bridgeport Board of Education, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Hancock County Board of Education, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice are all active in food commodity procurement during the past five months. Most of these entities issue informal written quotes (IWQ), invitations for bid (IFB), or requests for proposals (RFP) for shelf-stable food staples delivered to central distribution facilities, warehouses, or food service centers on contracts running one to two years.

Recent procurement activity spans Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, Texas, and Connecticut. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued two ITBs for canned fruit applesauce (May 2026 and July 2026, each seeking approximately 1,900–4,760 cases) with historical pricing around $21.83 per case and Oregon-goods preferences of 5 percent; Gwinnett County solicited 1,062 cases of mixed shelf-stable food items including canned proteins and vegetables (October 2026, IWQ, due October 19); the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office issued multiple brand-specific and brand-or-equal weekly food-order proposals for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (June and August 2026, RFP); and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission requested supplemental food and consumables (May 2026, IFB, with a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years) and food and consumables for the El Paso State Supported Living Center (June 2026, IFB, $1.5 million prior-period guidance). Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic content in processed products apply in school district and board-of-education contracts. Most issuing bodies award to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder or on best-value criteria, permit brand-or-equal substitutions, require FOB destination delivery within 72 hours to 45 days, and mandate commercial general liability insurance ($500,000 to $2,000,000 per occurrence). No recent opportunities explicitly named organic lambert cherries as a line item; the code appears underutilized or bundled within broader canned-fruit commodity procurements.