UNSPSC 50305410: Comice pears

The variety of pears known as comice pears

UNSPSC 50305410 Comice pears, a Commodity code, covers fresh pear supply to state and local institutions, though recent solicitation activity shows that governments are procuring fresh produce far more broadly than a single pear variety — the code tag appears to be a misclassification across multiple recent opportunities. State and local buyers using this code are sourcing mixed fresh fruits and vegetables for institutional food service: school districts and departments of corrections are the dominant issuing bodies, with smaller activity from county parks departments, senior services, and specialized food programs (CACFP, Head Start). Work solicited under the code spans weekly or bi-weekly produce delivery to cafeterias, detention facilities, senior centers, and child care programs, with vendors typically responsible for meeting USDA freshness standards, temperature control, documentation of country of origin, traceability by farm, and compliance with food-safety and prevailing-wage requirements.

Recent opportunities cluster heavily in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, and Wisconsin. Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple RFQs for fresh fruit and vegetable supply to facility food warehouses (Palestine, Snyder, Wynne) with October 2026 response deadlines. School districts dominate the competitive landscape: Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) solicited petite bananas at $78,000 annual value and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks with geographic sourcing within 400 miles and a Wisconsin diversity preference (RFB 4163, July 29, 2026 deadline); Bartow County Schools (Georgia) requested local produce within 400 miles with evaluation weighting seasonal variety and cost (RFP 10-2026-019, June 22, 2026); Bryan County Schools (Georgia) bid fresh produce for school year 2026-2027 (May 27, 2026); Dougherty County Board of Education (Georgia) sought fresh produce across 24 sites (June 16, 2026); DeSoto County Schools (Mississippi) bid produce distribution across 41 schools on a cost-plus-fee model (June 22, 2026); and Hancock County Schools (Georgia) bid over 200 produce line items with Buy American requirements (June 26, 2026). Illinois Department of Mental Health sought fresh produce for a facility (August 14, 2026), and Illinois Department of Corrections issued a small-business set-aside for bi-weekly fresh produce to Joliet Treatment Center (September 3, 2026). Collier County (Florida) Parks and Recreation issued an ITN for food concessions including produce at North Collier Regional Park (March 6, 2025). City-level and specialized-district activity includes City of Bridgeport (Connecticut) grocery items with 1,100+ line items including produce for school food service (June 30, 2026), City of San Antonio (Texas) senior services produce distribution (May 27, 2026), and Head Start of Greater Dallas seeking frozen and fresh produce for CACFP (June 24, 2026, $969,460.94 total value).