UNSPSC 50372532: Canned or jarred organic royal cherries

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

UNSPSC 50372532 Canned or jarred organic royal cherries (Commodity) covers shelf-stable preserved fruit products that state and local governments procure primarily for institutional food service — school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, senior services, and state health and human services centers. Recent solicitations show that while the nominal code emphasizes organic royal cherries specifically, state and local buyers use this code more broadly to source canned and jarred fruit products including applesauce, mixed canned fruits, and jarred preserves as components of larger food-supply contracts. Issuing bodies span school districts, state corrections and health agencies, county boards of education, county senior services departments, and municipal school boards. The mix reflects institutional food service procurement across education, corrections, health care, and aging services.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and Pacific Northwest. The Oregon Department of Corrections has posted multiple ITBs for canned applesauce (S2910000017453 in July 2026 and S2910000016975 in May 2026, both ITBs with responses due within two to four weeks); Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners solicited shelf-stable food items including canned products via informal written quote (IWQ 140229, due October 19, 2026); Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia solicited fresh produce for SY27 (IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026); the State of Illinois requested weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy across multiple quarters (brand-specific and brand-or-equal RFPs posted June and August 2026); the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut solicited commodities for the Board of Education Nutrition Center (BNB053266, due June 26, 2026); and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued multiple IFBs for food and consumable products serving state facilities across Texas. Buy American provisions (requiring 51 percent domestic content for processed products) are standard in school-district and state-level procurements. Response timelines typically span two to eight weeks from posting to deadline, with award made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder or best value. Prices in recent awards have ranged from $21.83 to $21.84 per case for applesauce (Oregon ODOC, 2026), with larger institutional contracts (such as Texas HHSC's supplemental food procurement) reaching aggregate values of $4.5 million over three-year periods.