UNSPSC 50382914: Dark guines cherry purees

The variety of cherries known as dark guines. cherries which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50382914 Dark Guines Cherry Purees (Commodity) does not map cleanly to recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes cherry fruit purees, but the 14 recent opportunities posted against this classification span canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, apple crisps, fresh produce, eggs, and broad food-service grocery and commodity supplies for correctional facilities, schools, and state health centers. None of the opportunities solicited cherry purees or products matching the code's title. The mismatch suggests either misclassification at the source or that this code rarely generates relevant real-world demand in state and local procurement.

Activity appears concentrated in school nutrition programs and corrections food service. Issuers include state departments of corrections (Oregon), state health and human services commissions (Texas, Illinois), school districts ranging from small county systems (Hancock County, Georgia; Liberty County, Georgia) to large urban districts (Dallas ISD, Fairfax County Schools, Austin ISD), and county school systems (Douglas County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham). Geographic distribution spans Texas, Georgia, Connecticut, Oregon, Missouri, and Virginia, with Texas and Georgia showing the heaviest recent posting volume. Representative opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S-29100-00017453 for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce due July 31, 2026 (historical award to Robbins Sales at $21.84 per case); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0016792 for 210 line items of supplemental food and consumables statewide with a maximum potential value of $4,500,000; and the Douglas County School System's RFP 26-003 for food supply and distribution services with an estimated annual expenditure of $9,000,000. Most school-district food procurements enforce Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic content in processed items and impose firm fixed pricing for annual contract periods, with awards commonly made on line-item or lot bases to multiple vendors.