UNSPSC 50305455: Tientsin pears

The variety of pears known as tientsin pears

UNSPSC 50305455 Tientsin pears is a Commodity code that represents fresh specialty fruit procurement by state and local school districts, child care agencies, and corrections facilities. Recent solicitations show school nutrition programs and child care food services acquiring fresh produce—including fresh pears and related specialty fruit items—as components of broader commodity buys spanning fruits, vegetables, proteins, and associated supplies. The work being solicited encompasses supply, storage, and weekly or bi-weekly delivery of fresh produce meeting USDA nutrition standards and federal child nutrition program requirements. Issuing bodies are predominantly Georgia school districts (Bryan County, Bulloch County, Dougherty County, Glynn County, Henry County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County), along with school districts in Texas, Connecticut, Florida, Mississippi, Oregon, and Wisconsin, as well as child care agencies (Head Start of Greater Dallas, City of Edinburg's CACFP program) and county correctional facilities (Santa Clara County). School districts dominate activity under this code, with multiple districts issuing fresh produce RFPs and IFBs for annual school nutrition contracts; several Georgia cooperative purchasing vehicles pool demand across 12 to 40 districts at a time.

Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia, with at least seventeen recent school district solicitations, followed by Texas (McAllen ISD, Austin ISD, Head Start of Greater Dallas), Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District), and scattered activity in Florida, Connecticut, Mississippi, Oregon, and California. Representative recent opportunities include Bryan County School Nutrition Program's sealed bid for fresh produce across five school years (due May 27, 2026, estimated usage including 1,024 cases of apples and 825 cases of strawberries); Madison Metropolitan School District's bid for petite bananas in 150-count cases at $78,000 annual value (due July 29, 2026); and the GEC Buying Cooperative's cost-plus-fixed-fee RFP covering thirty Georgia school districts across two geographic areas with combined estimated annual spending of $5.5 million for fresh produce and eggs (due March 4, 2026). All recent opportunities emphasize Buy American provisions, HACCP compliance, domestic sourcing preferences where cost-competitive, and firm pricing for initial contract periods with allowable escalation tied to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service market reports or Consumer Price Index data. Insurance requirements typically range from $500,000 to $2 million in general liability coverage, and most include multi-year renewal options.