UNSPSC 50305405: Best ever pears

The variety of pears known as best ever pears

UNSPSC 50305405 Best ever pears, a Commodity code, encompasses fresh fruit procurement for state and local child nutrition, school meal, and institutional food service programs. Recent solicitations show school districts and food service agencies purchasing fresh pears as part of broader produce contracts that serve school breakfast and lunch programs, child care facilities, and senior services. The code activity reflects state and local government purchasing of fresh commodity fruits—typically in case quantities for institutional kitchens—where pears compete alongside apples, bananas, berries, and seasonal produce in mixed-produce RFPs and IFBs.

State and local procurement under this code spans school districts, county education boards, municipal school systems, Head Start agencies, and senior services divisions across multiple states. Recent activity clusters heavily in Georgia, with issuing bodies including Bulloch County Board of Education, Dougherty County Board of Education, Bryan County Schools, Liberty County Board of Education, Glynn County Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, and Bartow County School System; activity is also present in Texas (McAllen Independent School District, Austin Independent School District, City of Edinburg), Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District), Connecticut (City of Bridgeport, Meriden Public Schools), Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools), Oregon (Central Point School District), Mississippi (DeSoto County School District), and California (County of Santa Clara). Bulloch County Board of Education and Dougherty County Board of Education appear as repeat buyers. Representative opportunities include Dougherty County Board of Education's request for fresh produce across 24 nutrition sites with bids due June 16, 2026 (IFB), Hancock County Board of Education's procurement of fresh produce for 2026-27 with bids due June 26, 2026 (IFB), and Bulloch County School District's invitation for proposals for locally grown produce within 200 miles, proposals due May 4, 2026 (IFP). The GEC Buying Cooperative procurement through Douglas County School System covers fresh produce and eggs across 30 Georgia school districts with proposals due March 4, 2026, estimated at approximately $5.5 million annually. Pricing structures typically follow firm fixed-unit-price or cost-plus-fixed-fee models; delivery is weekly or bi-weekly to school sites and food production centers; and quality standards emphasize domestic sourcing, HACCP compliance, and compliance with USDA Buy American provisions and school nutrition regulations.