UNSPSC 50325419: Dried french butter pears

The variety of pears known as french butter pears that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50325419 Dried french butter pears, a Commodity code, does not reflect the work actually being procured under recent state and local opportunities tagged with this classification. The recent opportunities show school districts, county corrections facilities, and state procurement offices buying diverse fresh produce, bulk grocery items, proteins, dairy, grains, and prepared foods—not dried pears specifically. The solicitations span fresh apples, berries, broccoli, carrots, leafy greens, eggs, cheese, beef, frozen entrees, and dried fruits such as raisins, cranberries, walnuts, and pecans, but dried french butter pears do not appear in any of the posted opportunities. The mismatch suggests this Commodity code may be misapplied to broader fresh and dried fruit category procurements, or that dried french butter pears represent a narrow product line rarely solicited by state and local buyers.

School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with Hancock County Schools (Georgia), Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), and Douglas County School System (Georgia) all posting IFBs and RFPs for annual food supply contracts in the March–June 2026 window. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice also appears as a buyer of bulk food products for inmate meals across multiple facilities. Fairfax County's Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) sought bids on over 76 line items of grocery products for delivery to 45 schools plus distribution kitchens; Liberty County's fresh produce and food contract (IFB, due April 29, 2026) covers over 400 items across 13 school sites; and the County of Santa Clara's dried fruits and nuts ITB (ITB-PRC-FY26-0617, due February 5, 2026) required supplies to a correctional facility. Geographic concentration appears heaviest in Georgia (Liberty County, Hancock County, Douglas County, Savannah-Chatham County School systems), with additional activity in Virginia (Fairfax County), Missouri (Rockwood), Texas (TDCJ), California (Santa Clara County), and Connecticut (City of Bridgeport). All solicitations enforce Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content for processed products and specify firm fixed pricing for full contract periods, typically July 1 through June 30 annually, with delivery requirements to multiple school sites or facility locations.