UNSPSC 50305400: Pears

A fleshy pome fruit that is borne by a tree (genus pyrus, especially p. Communis) of the rose family and is usually larger at the apical end

UNSPSC 50305400 Pears, a Class code, does not appear in recent state and local procurement activity. The source contains 31 contract opportunities tagged to this code, but 30 of them solicit fresh produce broadly, fresh fruits and vegetables, groceries, dried fruits, or other food categories that fall outside the single-commodity scope of pears. Only one opportunity—the Hillsborough County Public Schools Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program RFP in Tampa, Florida—mentions pears at all, and only in passing as one of approximately 40 line items across diverse produce varieties supplied under a cost-plus contract model for elementary students. The code's nominal definition does not align with current buying patterns, which cluster around institutional food service procurement for school districts, child nutrition programs, and correctional facilities across multiple produce lines rather than pears as a discrete SKU.

Issuing bodies in the broader produce-procurement space include Georgia school districts (Bryan County, Bulloch County, Dougherty County, Glynn County, Henry County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, and Savannah-Chatham County), Florida schools (Hillsborough County), Texas districts (Austin ISD, McAllen ISD), Connecticut municipalities (Meriden), and Utah districts (Salt Lake City), along with child nutrition programs and senior services in Texas and school nutrition consortia such as the GEC Buying Cooperative. Recent opportunities cluster in the Southeast (Georgia leads with 14+ solicitations since March 2026) and span the Southwest, Mountain, and Northeast regions. No pear-specific solicitations appear. The lack of discrete pear procurement signals either that pears route through broader produce contracts, are sourced through cooperative vehicles or standing agreements not currently visible in RFP cycles, or represent minimal institutional demand for a single-commodity category.