UNSPSC 50382909: Garnet cherry purees

The variety of cherries known as garnet cherries which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50382909 Garnet cherry purees is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of canned and processed fruit products for institutional food service, though recent activity under this code shows minimal direct relevance — the opportunities posted reflect purchasing of applesauce, dried fruit bars, fresh produce, eggs, and broad-based food supply contracts rather than the garnet cherry puree category the code nominally describes. State and local issuing bodies soliciting food products span school districts (including Austin Independent School District, Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Dallas Independent School District, and multiple Georgia school systems), state corrections and health departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and municipal education bodies (Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Bridgeport Board of Education). The procurement mix runs heavily toward school nutrition programs requiring seasonal or annual food supply agreements, with corrections facilities and state hospitals representing a secondary segment. Oregon Department of Corrections and Texas HHSC appear multiple times in the recent activity.

Geographic concentration of recent opportunities spans Texas (HHSC, TDCJ, Dallas ISD, Austin ISD), Georgia (Douglas County Schools, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham, Hancock County), Oregon (Department of Corrections), with activity also in Illinois, Connecticut, Missouri, and Virginia. Representative recent procurements include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 for canned fruit applesauce (4,760 cases, response due July 31, 2026), the Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs across 30 districts (estimated $5.5 million annual spend, response due March 4, 2026), Dallas Independent School District RFP JC250079 for various food products including spice and ice cream lots (school year 2026–27, response due April 2, 2026), and Fairfax County Public Schools IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 with delivery to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens (response due April 27, 2026). Notice types are mixed between ITB, RFP, and IFB. The code shows active procurement volume but weak commodity-level specificity — opportunities tagged under it span a broad food-service portfolio rather than cherry puree products alone, suggesting either mis-tagging in source systems or that this Commodity tier sits within a broader Family-level food procurement taxonomy.