UNSPSC 50325401: Dried abate fetel pears

The variety of pears known as abate fetel pears that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50325401 Dried abate fetel pears, a Commodity code, captures state and local procurement of specialty dried fruit products for institutional food service, though the code shows limited recent activity specifically matching dried abate fetel pears. Recent solicitations tagged to this code reflect broader school nutrition and institutional cafeteria procurement instead. The work actually being solicited includes fresh produce supply for K–12 school nutrition programs, general commodities for school lunch operations, and cafeteria food products for correctional facilities, all of which may include dried fruit as one line item among many. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and state education-aligned agencies, with secondary activity from state correctional and criminal justice departments. School districts appear as the primary repeat buyer, while state-level procurement offices handle multi-jurisdiction or institutional food service contracts.

Geographic activity centers on the Southeast and Texas. Hancock County Schools (Georgia) posted an IFB for fresh produce spanning 200+ line items for the 2026–27 school year with a June 26, 2026 response date; the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases solicited 115 line items of food commodities for the Board of Education Nutrition Center, also due June 26, 2026, under IFB rules with MBE/CBE preference applicability. The State of Georgia issued an IFB for food, supplies, and other kitchen products due June 22, 2026. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, posted IFB No. 304T-26-300CF for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products across five geographic areas, with an extended response date of May 4, 2026. These solicitations consistently invoke the Buy American Provision requiring a minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed products and impose firm fixed pricing for multi-year terms. The code shows insufficient recent activity to establish dried abate fetel pears as a distinct procurement line; opportunities are grouped under broader food-commodity categories.