UNSPSC 50325421: Dried hosui pears

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

UNSPSC 50325421 Dried hosui pears is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure dried fruit products—including dried pears, prunes, raisins, cranberries, and tropical fruit mixes—primarily through school nutrition programs and correctional facilities. Recent solicitations show school districts and detention authorities sourcing these items as snack components within broader food-service contracts that span fresh produce, proteins, dairy, and prepared entrees. Dried fruit appears both as a standalone line item in specialized procurement (as with prunes for Texas Department of Criminal Justice facilities) and as part of integrated grocery contracts serving K–12 nutrition programs. Issuing bodies include county school districts, state prison systems, municipal corrections departments, and regional cooperative purchasing groups serving multiple districts. School nutrition programs dominate the activity, with contracts covering 6,900 to 32,000 daily meal participants; these districts typically award annually and renew for multiple one-year terms with price adjustments tied to commodity indices or fixed increases capped by formula.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas, with notable recent procurement from Hancock County Schools, Liberty County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and Douglas County School System in Georgia, and from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. California's Santa Clara County Department of Correction and Missouri's Rockwood R-VI School District also show recent activity. Representative opportunities include the Santa Clara County ITB for dried fruits and nuts (raisins, cranberries, tropical fruit mix, walnuts, and pecans) on a five-year firm-fixed price contract with deliveries to Elmwood Correctional Facility, due February 5, 2026; the Texas TDCJ's bid for whole pitted dried prunes in U.S. Grade B quality, 60–70 count, 25-pound boxes, minimum 1,400 boxes, with response due February 20, 2026; and multiple school district RFPs and IFBs (Hancock County, Liberty County, Savannah-Chatham, Douglas County) that incorporate dried fruits within 72–900 line-item fresh produce and commodity contracts for July 2026 through June 2027 performance periods, due in April–June 2026. Buy American provisions (51 percent domestic content minimum for processed items) and USDA compliance are standard. No opportunities explicitly tagged to dried hosui pears specifically appear in the recent block; dried fruit procurement generally encompasses multiple varieties with no clear concentration on hosui cultivars.