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, but state and local governments buying under this code in recent months are actually procuring broad shelves of shelf-stable and fresh food products for institutional food service — schools, corrections facilities, veterans homes, senior services, and state-supported living centers. The recent solicitations show no instances of garnet cherry purees specifically; instead, issuing bodies tag mixed food-procurement opportunities under this code while actually seeking canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, fresh produce bundles, commodities for nutrition centers, and general food and kitchen supplies. School districts, state corrections and health agencies, county boards of education, and city nutrition services are the primary issuing bodies. State and local food procurement under this code tends to use IFB and RFQ methods on quarterly or annual cycles, with firm fixed pricing evaluated per unit of measure, delivery FOB destination, and compliance with Buy American provisions and USDA commodity standards where applicable.

Recent activity clusters in Georgia, Oregon, Texas, Illinois, and Connecticut. The Oregon Department of Corrections has posted multiple ITBs for canned applesauce (S2910000016975 due June 2, 2026, and S2910000017453 due July 31, 2026, each for approximately 1,900–4,760 cases with historical pricing around $21.82–$21.84 per case and 5–10 percent state-vendor preferences applied). The State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office has issued quarterly RFPs for weekly food orders at the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (27497DVAQUINCB52820 in June 2026 and 27497DVAQUINCB53751 and 53752 in August 2026). Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia posted an RFQ for 1,062 cases of mixed shelf-stable food items with a due date of October 19, 2026. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has run two large-scope IFBs covering supplemental food and consumables statewide (HHS0016792V2 with a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years, response deadline March 19, 2026; and HHS0017449 for El Paso State Supported Living Center with historical spend of $1.5 million annually). Austin Independent School District issued an RFP for dried fruit bars and apple crisps due July 16, 2026. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut posted an IFB for 115 line items of commodities for the Board of Education Nutrition Center due June 26, 2026, with MBE/CBE eligibility noted. Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia bid fresh produce for the 2026–27 school year (IFB #SN002-2027 due June 26, 2026, covering over 200 line items of fresh fruits, vegetables, and berries across three delivery locations). The UNSPSC code shows fragmented issuing-body participation across multiple states with no single dominant buyer; the actual scope divergence between the code name and solicited products signals that this Commodity code may serve as a catch-all tag for mixed food-procurement activity rather than a narrow product category.