UNSPSC 50305426: Keiffer pears

The variety of pears known as keiffer pears

UNSPSC 50305426 Keiffer pears (Commodity) does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity in the source. The opportunities posted under this code overwhelmingly solicit fresh produce as a category—apples, bananas, berries, broccoli, carrots, lettuce, tomatoes, and dozens of other items—as part of institutional food service contracts for school districts, child nutrition programs, senior services, and detention facilities across multiple states. Keiffer pears, a specific cultivar, do not appear as a line item in any of the recent solicitations. The source contains no evidence that state and local agencies are procuring Keiffer pears as a distinct commodity.

If this code is intended to capture Keiffer pears specifically, the recent-opportunities record does not support active pursuit. The broader UNSPSC family covering fresh produce procurement shows robust activity—particularly among Georgia school districts (Bryan County, Bulloch County, Dougherty County, Early County, Glynn County, Henry County, Hancock County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, and Savannah-Chatham County), Texas school districts (Austin ISD, McAllen ISD), Florida school districts (Hillsborough County), Connecticut municipalities (Meriden Public Schools, City of Bridgeport), and specialized programs (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia districts, Head Start of Greater Dallas, and others)—but these opportunities call for mixed fresh-produce baskets with standardized commodity items, not procurement specialized by cultivar. Before committing resources to this code, verify whether the procurement taxonomy is correctly applied by confirming that state and local buyers actually issue separate solicitations for Keiffer pears or whether they purchase this item as part of an undifferentiated "apples" or "pears" line within broader fresh-produce RFPs and IFBs.