UNSPSC 50382918: Ruby bing cherry purees

The variety of cherries known as ruby bing cherries which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50382918 Ruby bing cherry purees is a Commodity code that encompasses fresh, frozen, canned, and processed fruit products sold to state and local food service operations—particularly school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, senior services, and state-supported living centers. The recent opportunities under this code show state and local governments purchasing shelf-stable and refrigerated fruit products including canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, apple crisps, and broader commodity baskets that include fruit components alongside proteins, dairy, vegetables, and consumable supplies. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections, health and human services commissions, state-supported living center networks, school districts, county boards of education, county nutrition services, and municipal departments. The Oregon Department of Corrections and the State of Illinois (through the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy) appear as repeat buyers within the recent-opportunity window, with multiple quarterly or annual food service solicitations. School districts in Texas and Georgia, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and the Connecticut and Connecticut Board of Education also solicit regularly under related commodity codes for food service contracts.

Recent procurement activity concentrates in the Southeast and West, with notable solicitations from Oregon (Department of Corrections canned applesauce ITBs in May and July 2026, with historical award at $21.84–$21.827 per case), Illinois (State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office weekly food orders for Veterans Home at Quincy, due August 24 and June 17, 2026), Georgia (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners food items RFQ due October 19, 2026; State of Georgia food, supplies, and other kitchen products bid due June 22, 2026), Texas (Texas Health and Human Services Commission food and consumables IFB due July 13, 2026, with prior-period value of $1.5 million; Texas Department of Criminal Justice cafeteria food products IFB due May 4, 2026), and Connecticut (City of Bridgeport Board of Education commodities bid due June 26, 2026). Austin Independent School District solicited dried fruit bars and apple crisps (RFP 27RFP004, due July 16, 2026), and Hancock County Board of Education requested fresh produce including multiple apple varieties and berries (IFB SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026). Buy American requirements, prevailing wage compliance, liability insurance mandates, and brand-or-equal versus brand-specific specifications are standard across these opportunities.