UNSPSC 50315408: Organic bosc pears

The variety of organic pears known as organic bosc pears

UNSPSC 50315408 Organic bosc pears is a Commodity code that nominally identifies single-variety organic pear products, but the recent state and local solicitation activity tagged under this code does not reflect pear procurement—instead it captures broad fresh produce and food service contracting by school districts and state agencies across multiple fruit and vegetable categories. School nutrition programs are the dominant buyers, issuing RFPs, RFBs, and IFBs for fresh produce to support National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs as well as the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program. The scope extends well beyond pears to encompass apples, bananas, berries, citrus, leafy greens, root vegetables, peppers, tomatoes, and prepared or pre-cut produce items, typically in bulk case quantities for institutional kitchen delivery. Issuing bodies consist almost exclusively of independent school districts and school system nutrition departments, with one state-level procurement from Georgia and one municipal school district; repeat buyers include Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), Liberty County and Glynn County school systems (Georgia), and Douglas County Schools (Georgia, through the GEC Buying Cooperative). The code shows no activity from city, county, or transit authorities—school districts dominate the landscape.

Recent opportunities cluster in Georgia and Texas, with additional activity in Wisconsin and Florida. Representative recent solicitations include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas due July 29, 2026, with an estimated annual contract value of $78,000 and weekly deliveries to a single warehouse location; Liberty County Board of Education's IFB for produce and food products due April 29, 2026, covering over 400 food items and 13 school delivery points across the 2026-2027 school year; Hancock County Board of Education's IFB encompassing over 200 fresh produce line items due June 26, 2026, with delivery to three school locations; Bulloch County School District's IFP for 24 produce items sourced within 200 miles (farm-to-school program) due May 4, 2026; and Douglas County School System's RFP through the GEC Buying Cooperative for approximately 72 produce line items across 30 districts in two geographic areas with estimated spending of $4.4 million (Area One) and $1.1 million (Area Two). Common requirements across opportunities include HACCP plans, Buy American compliance with domestic commodity sourcing preferences, GAP or food safety certifications, traceability documentation, general liability insurance ranging from $500,000 to $2 million, weekly or twice-weekly delivery windows between early morning and early afternoon, and firm fixed pricing for contract periods typically running July through June with renewal options. The code's mislabeling—organic bosc pears versus institutional fresh produce broadly—signals taxonomy drift in state and local procurement systems; the actual buying activity justifies monitoring this code as an institutional food service category despite the nominal commodity name.