UNSPSC 50305410: Comice pears

The variety of pears known as comice pears

UNSPSC 50305410 Comice pears, a Commodity code, describes fresh specialty pear varieties that state and local governments procure primarily through school nutrition programs, child and adult care food programs, and institutional food service operations. The recent solicitation activity under this code shows minimal direct procurement of comice pears specifically; instead, the code sits within a broader ecosystem of fresh produce purchasing where pears appear as line items within comprehensive fresh fruit and vegetable contracts. State and local issuing bodies soliciting fresh produce include school districts (elementary through high school), county boards of education, city departments of human services, and Head Start organizations across multiple states, with school nutrition programs representing the dominant buyer category. The work being solicited spans produce supply and delivery—vendors source fresh fruit and vegetables, maintain cold chain logistics, comply with USDA and CACFP food safety standards, deliver on fixed schedules to multiple school or institutional sites, and manage inventory with specified shelf-life and quality standards. Recent solicitations name pears as one item among 40 to 200+ line items in comprehensive fresh produce contracts rather than as a standalone commodity.

The geographic concentration of recent activity appears strongest in Georgia (Bryan County Schools, Bulloch County School District, Dougherty County Board of Education, Glynn County Board of Education, Liberty County Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Bartow County School System, Muscogee County School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System) and Texas (Edinburg, McAllen Independent School District, Austin Independent School District, Head Start of Greater Dallas), with additional recent solicitations in Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools), Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools), Mississippi (DeSoto County School District), Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District), and Oregon (Central Point School District). Representative recent opportunities include the Bulloch County Board of Education's IFP for local fresh produce (April 3, 2026, RFP deadline May 4, 2026) soliciting 24 produce items including pears grown within 200 miles of Bulloch County; the Bartow County School System's RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables (May 21, 2026, proposals due June 22, 2026) requiring 400-mile sourcing within the region; the GEC Buying Cooperative's SN 26-004 fresh produce and eggs procurement (February 4, 2026, proposals due March 4, 2026) covering two Georgia geographic areas with approximately $5.5 million in combined annual spend across 30 school districts; and the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System's Bid 26-34 for 72 fresh produce items (March 22, 2026, bids due April 23, 2026) serving 60 school sites. Price-per-pound firm fixed-price contracts dominate; many include escalator/de-escalator clauses tied to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service terminal market reports or Consumer Price Index data. Minimum fill rates of 95–98 percent, next-business-day substitute delivery, and HACCP compliance with documented traceability and 24/7 recall accessibility are standard requirements. Local or regional sourcing preferences appear frequently in school district solicitations, and Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent or greater domestic agricultural content apply to most public school nutrition procurements.