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 addresses cherry fruit purees but shows little alignment with the actual state and local procurement activity recorded under this code. The recent opportunities tagged to this code span canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, fresh produce, frozen and canned food products, and general grocery supplies for institutions ranging from correctional facilities to school districts—none of which matches the specific scope of duke cherry purees. Oregon Department of Corrections issued ITB S-29100-00017453 in July 2026 for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce (due July 31, 2026) under a 10% Oregon preference regime, while Texas Health and Human Services Commission and multiple school districts across Georgia, Missouri, Texas, Connecticut, and Virginia solicited broader food-product categories including fruits, vegetables, dairy, proteins, and prepared entrees under RFPs and IFBs throughout the review period. The code appears to be a tagging error or legacy classification issue rather than a reliable predictor of procurement intent.

State and local issuing bodies using this code include state corrections and health agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas HHSC, Illinois Chief Procurement Office), county school systems (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Rockwood R-VI and Liberty County in Missouri and Georgia respectively, Douglas County in Georgia), independent school districts (Austin ISD in Texas, Dallas ISD in Texas, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia), and municipal purchasing offices (City of Bridgeport, Connecticut). Geographic concentration is heaviest in Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Oregon, and Virginia, with secondary activity in Connecticut and Illinois. No procurement officer scanning for cherry puree suppliers would find actionable specificity in this code; the mismatch between the commodity name and the actual solicitation scope argues for code reclassification or investigation of upstream tagging practices rather than pursuit based on this classification alone.