UNSPSC 50305409: Clapp favorite pears

The variety of pears known as clapp favorite pears

UNSPSC 50305409 Clapp favorite pears is a Commodity code that encompasses fresh pear procurement for state and local food service operations, including school districts, cities, counties, and specialized child nutrition programs. Recent solicitations reflect purchasing of fresh produce items integrated into broader school meal programs, early childhood education nutrition services, and correctional facility food operations. The code shows minimal recent direct activity specifically targeting Clapp favorite pears as a named variety; instead, state and local buyers are procuring fresh produce through consolidated RFPs and RFQs that include pears as line items within comprehensive fresh fruit and vegetable specifications. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with recent activity from Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida), multiple Georgia school districts (Bulloch County, Glynn County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Liberty County, Savannah-Chatham County), the City of Edinburg (Texas) for child nutrition, and McAllen Independent School District (Texas). City purchasing departments, county school boards, and cooperative purchasing consortiums such as the GEC Buying Cooperative (serving 30 Georgia school districts) also conduct procurements in this category.

Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Florida, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Oregon, California, and Mississippi. Representative recent solicitations include the Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas (response due July 29, 2026) and RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (response due July 29, 2026, with local sourcing within 400 miles); the Glynn County Board of Education IFB 27-02 for fresh produce covering 60 line items with bid opening April 14, 2026; the GEC Buying Cooperative RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs across two Georgia geographic areas with response due March 4, 2026; and Bulloch County's IFP for locally-grown produce (within 200 miles) with proposals due May 4, 2026. Most school-based fresh produce solicitations use IFB, RFB, or RFP vehicles with annual or multi-year contract terms (typically July 1 through June 30) and allow multiple vendor awards on a line-item basis. Buy American provisions and HACCP compliance appear standard; many districts apply geographic or local-sourcing preferences, and cooperative purchasing vehicles amplify buying power across 10–40 school districts per consortium award.