UNSPSC 50372529: Canned or jarred organic morello cherries

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

UNSPSC 50372529 Canned or jarred organic morello cherries is a Commodity code that sits within a broader food procurement activity across state and local jurisdictions. The recent solicitations tagged to this code reveal that state and local governments procure shelf-stable and specialty fruit products, including canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, and fresh produce, for food service operations in correctional facilities, schools, senior services, veterans' homes, state supported living centers, and municipal nutrition centers. Although the code's nominal scope is organic morello cherries specifically, the actual buying activity spans a far wider range of canned fruits, processed fruit products, and fresh produce with varying organic and conventional specifications, often procured under "brand or equal" terms that allow equivalent substitutes provided they meet functional and quality parity.

Issuing bodies include state correctional and health agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, State of Illinois), county governments (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia), school districts (Austin Independent School District, Bridgeport Board of Education), and municipal procurement offices (City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases). The State of Illinois appears multiple times with recurring quarterly food procurements for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy. Geographic spread includes Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, Texas, and Connecticut, with the most recent opportunities concentrated in the June–October 2026 window. Representative recent opportunities include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' IWQ 140229 (October 2026 RFQ for 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned vegetables and proteins, due October 19, 2026); Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 (July 2026 ITB for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce with a 10 percent Oregon preference, historical award at $21.84 per case to Robbins Sales); and Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 (June 2026 IFB for food and consumable products for state supported living centers, estimated prior-period value $1.5 million, with delivery to multiple state facilities). Bidders must often comply with Buy American provisions for school and institutional food service, maintain commercial liability insurance of $1 million or more, provide USDA compliance certifications and vendor references, and accept FOB destination delivery terms with prepaid transportation.