UNSPSC 50382917: Early rivers cherry purees

The variety of cherries known as early rivers cherries which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50382917 Early rivers cherry purees (Commodity) shows minimal alignment between its code name and the actual work state and local governments are soliciting under it. The recent opportunities tagged to this code span canned and fresh fruit products—applesauce, fresh produce (apples, berries, leafy greens, citrus), dried fruit bars, eggs, and broad grocery and food-service supply contracts—rather than cherry purees specifically. State and local issuing bodies across this code include school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Austin Independent School District, Dallas Independent School District, Rockwood R-VI School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Hancock County Board of Education, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County School District, Douglas County School System), state health and corrections agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and municipal nutrition programs (City of Bridgeport, Connecticut). The solicitations are predominantly IFBs and RFPs for multi-item food supply contracts with firm fixed pricing, delivery to central warehouses or school sites, and annual or multi-year terms running through June 2027 and beyond. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas (Texas HHSC, TDCJ, Dallas ISD, Rockwood in Missouri serving multiple states), Georgia (Douglas County, Hancock County, Muscogee County, Liberty County, Savannah-Chatham), Connecticut (Bridgeport), Oregon (ODOC), Virginia (Fairfax County), and Illinois (state CPO). The code does not show recent activity uniquely tied to cherry purees; the commodity classification appears misaligned with procurement reality, which spans broad fruit, produce, and food-service supply categories across institutional food service.

Recent representative opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S-29100-00017453 for canned fruit applesauce (4,760 cases, due July 31, 2026, with historical pricing at $21.84 per case), the Texas HHSC IFB HHS0016792 for supplemental food and consumable products statewide (210 line items across state hospitals and supported living centers, bid due March 19, 2026, with a maximum three-year contract value of $4.5 million), the Douglas County School System RFP for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 Georgia school districts (estimated $4.4 million annually for Area One, proposals due March 4, 2026), the Dallas Independent School District RFP JC250079 for various food products for child nutrition (multiple suppliers, 2026-27 school year, due April 2, 2026), and Fairfax County Public Schools' IFB 2000004323 for master grocery supply to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens (July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027, with four renewal options, due April 27, 2026). Buyers apply Buy American requirements, demand firm fixed pricing with limited midterm adjustment rights, require extensive insurance and compliance certifications, and increasingly use cooperative purchasing vehicles. The code shows sustained institutional food-service demand but carries significant taxonomy mismatch.