UNSPSC 50382916: Duke cherry purees

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

UNSPSC 50382916 Duke cherry purees is a Commodity code that nominally describes a specific branded fruit preparation product, but recent state and local activity under this code shows little solicitation of duke cherry purees specifically. Instead, the code appears to capture a broader scope of food procurement for institutional food service operations — school nutrition programs, corrections departments, state hospitals, senior services, and social support facilities — where state and local buyers solicit fresh, frozen, canned, and processed fruits; shelf-stable pantry items; and fresh produce in bulk quantities. The issuing bodies are predominantly state departments (corrections, health and human services, procurement offices), county boards of education, city school districts, and county or city social services agencies. These buyers typically conduct food procurement through IFBs, RFQs, and RFPs with response windows of one to four weeks and often with recurring annual or quarterly cycles tied to fiscal periods or school years.

Recent opportunities span Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, Texas, and Connecticut. The Oregon Department of Corrections has posted two separate ITBs for canned applesauce (approximately 1,900 cases in May 2026 and 4,760 cases in July 2026 at historical pricing near $21.84 per case), both with five percent Oregon-goods and Oregon-resident preferences. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued a broad IFB in May 2026 covering supplemental food and consumables including fruits and fresh produce for state hospitals and supported living centers statewide, with an estimated maximum three-year value of $4.5 million and a response due date of March 19, 2026. Gwinnett County, Georgia requested informal quotes in October 2026 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned products and fresh-equivalent staples, due October 19, 2026. Austin Independent School District solicited dried fruit bars and apple crisps via RFP in June 2026 for central warehouse delivery. The State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office has posted multiple quarterly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy in both brand-specific and brand-or-equal formats (June and August 2026). Hancock County Schools in Georgia requested fresh produce spanning 200+ line items for the 2026–27 school year via IFB due June 26, 2026, with Buy American requirements. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut and the Texas Comptroller on behalf of the Department of Criminal Justice have each solicited broad commodity food baskets for institutional feeding with firm fixed pricing and multi-year contract terms.