UNSPSC 50315429: Organic merton pride pears

The variety of organic pears known as organic merton pride pears

UNSPSC 50315429 Organic merton pride pears is a Commodity code. The recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code show little relevance to organic pears—the solicitations actually procure bananas, mixed fresh produce, and eggs for school nutrition programs. Madison Metropolitan School District issued RFB 4162 for petite bananas (response due July 29, 2026) and RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles of Madison (response due July 29, 2026), specifying ready-to-eat, inspected produce with farm-of-origin traceability and weekly delivery to elementary students. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued IFB SN002-2027 for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items of apples, berries, vegetables, and specialty fruits with delivery to three school locations (bids due June 26, 2026). Bartow County School System (Georgia) solicited local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles under RFP 10-2026-019 (proposals due June 22, 2026), and Bulloch County School District issued an IFP for 24 produce items grown within 200 miles, including watermelons, apples, strawberries, and various vegetables (proposals due May 4, 2026). Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) solicited produce for its USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program with proposals due March 11, 2026, seeking specialty fruits and vegetables in 50-unit case packs with minimum seven-day shelf life. Early County Board of Education (Georgia) requested line-by-line bids for 300+ food items including produce, dairy, and non-food supplies (bids due June 8, 2026), and Liberty County Board of Education issued separate IFBs for produce and comprehensive food products (bids due April 29, 2026).

The issuing bodies are almost exclusively school districts and boards of education spanning Georgia, Wisconsin, Texas, and Florida. Several Georgia districts—Douglas County (coordinating a 30-district cooperative with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One), Glynn County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, and Bulloch County—have solicited aggressively since early 2026. McAllen Independent School District (Texas) issued RFP 2026-1029 for fresh produce across 31 campuses (proposals due March 6, 2026), Austin Independent School District issued RFP 26RFP034 for fresh produce and beverages (proposals due March 11, 2026), and the State of Georgia issued a broad solicitation for food, supplies, and kitchen products (bids due June 22, 2026). Most solicitations are structured as annual contracts with optional multi-year renewals, require Buy American compliance, emphasize local or domestic sourcing where cost and quality align, and award on a line-item basis to single or multiple vendors. The code itself does not align with the actual procurement activity being conducted—no recent opportunity specifically requests organic pears or any pear variety.