UNSPSC 50325400: Dried pears

A fleshy pome fruit that is borne by a tree (genus pyrus, especially p. Communis) of the rose family and is usually larger at the apical end and has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50325400 Dried pears, a Class code, encompasses whole and processed dried pear products purchased by school districts, county correction facilities, and state agencies to support food service operations. State and local governments procure dried pears as components of broader produce, snack, and commodity supply contracts that serve K-12 student nutrition programs, detention facilities, and institutional cafeteria operations. The code sees activity primarily from school nutrition programs at the district and cooperative levels, county correction departments, and occasional state procurement offices. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with individual districts, multi-district cooperatives, and county school systems regularly bundling dried pears into larger fresh produce and grocery RFPs, RFQs, and IFBs that run on annual or multi-year terms with firm pricing and regular delivery schedules.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, California, Missouri, Connecticut, and Texas, with the most recent solicitations spanning school districts in Savannah-Chatham County, Douglas County, Liberty County, and Hancock County (Georgia), Fairfax County (Virginia), Rockwood R-VI (Missouri), Bridgeport (Connecticut), Santa Clara County (California), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. A January 2026 ITB from Santa Clara County specifically named dried tropical fruit mix among five line items for correctional facility food services. School district RFPs posted in February through June 2026—including Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026), Rockwood School District's Child Nutrition Services Grocery Items (due April 29, 2026), and Liberty County Board of Education's Food SY26-27 (IFB, due April 29, 2026)—typically encompass dried fruit as one category within 300–900+ line-item procurement frameworks. Contracts universally require Buy American compliance (51 percent domestic content for processed products), HACCP certification, firm fixed pricing for contract periods of one year with renewal options, and F.O.B. destination delivery to multiple school sites or central warehouses. Most recent responses were due in late February through late June 2026.