UNSPSC 50325422: Dried italian butter pears

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

UNSPSC 50325422 Dried italian butter pears, a Commodity code, covers dried fruit products that state and local governments procure primarily for school nutrition programs and institutional food services. Recent solicitations show school districts and state correctional agencies buying dried fruits—including dried prunes, various apple varieties, berries, and other produce items—as components of broader food-supply contracts that emphasize USDA compliance, Buy American requirements, and firm fixed pricing over multi-year terms.

The issuing bodies include school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia; Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), state departments (Georgia and Texas state procurement on behalf of the Department of Criminal Justice), and correctional agencies. School districts dominate recent activity, sourcing fresh and processed produce for school lunch programs under IFBs with sealed-bid opening. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has issued multiple IFBs for institutional food supplies to multiple warehouse and delivery locations. Representative recent opportunities include Hancock County Schools Nutrition Fresh Produce SY27 (IFB #SN002-2027, Hancock County Board of Education, due June 26, 2026, covering over 200 line items of fresh produce for delivery to three school sites), the City of Bridgeport commodities solicitation (IFB, Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases on behalf of the Board of Education, due June 26, 2026, covering 115 line items including fruit and vegetable products), and TDCJ's Bid No. IW236532 for whole pitted dried prunes in U.S. Grade B quality, 60–70 count, 1,400 boxes minimum to a Corpus Christi delivery location (due date February 20, 2026). All contracts require USDA grade certification, compliance with the Buy American Provision (minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed products), firm fixed pricing for the contract term, and FOB Destination or prepaid freight delivery. Activity is concentrated in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Connecticut.