UNSPSC 50325414: Dried d'anjou pears

The variety of pears known as d'anjou pears that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50325414 Dried d'Anjou pears, a Commodity code, covers dried fruit products that state and local governments procure primarily for school nutrition programs and institutional food service operations. The work involves supplying pre-processed dried pear products to meet cafeteria and meal-service requirements, with vendors typically required to meet USDA grade standards, provide HACCP documentation, comply with Buy American provisions mandating 51 percent domestic content in processed products, and deliver to multiple institutional sites on fixed firm pricing. School districts represent the dominant issuing body under this code, with nutrition departments managing multi-year contracts for fresh and dried produce. Institutional food service buyers, including state departments of criminal justice and city education agencies, also solicit dried fruit commodities as line items within larger food procurement initiatives.

Recent activity spans multiple states and issuing body types. Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia issued IFB #SN002-2027 in June 2026 for fresh produce including specialty dried items with bids due June 26, 2026; the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases solicited food commodities for the Board of Education Nutrition Center via electronic RFQ with a June 26, 2026 deadline; the State of Georgia requested bids on food supplies and kitchen products with a June 22, 2026 due date; and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division, issued IFB No. 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products across multiple warehouse locations with delivery requirements to multiple sites. A separate TDCJ bid (IW236532) specifically targeted dried prunes. School district nutrition contracts typically run twelve months (July through June fiscal year) with firm pricing, while institutional state contracts often extend two to three years with optional renewal periods. All solicitations enforce Buy American compliance, require insurance and debarment certification, and reserve the right to award to single or multiple vendors based on lowest responsive and responsible bidding.