UNSPSC 50325423: Dried jargonelle pears

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

UNSPSC 50325423 Dried jargonelle pears, a Commodity code, represents a narrow product line within school nutrition and institutional food service procurement. State and local governments purchase dried pears primarily as component ingredients or standalone food items for school meal programs and correctional facility dining operations. Recent solicitations show school districts and state corrections agencies sourcing dried fruit as part of broader fresh and processed produce buys that span dozens to hundreds of line items. The buying pattern is project-based and seasonal, tied to nutrition program contracts that typically run annual cycles (July through June for schools, often with optional renewals for corrections). Issuing bodies include county boards of education, city school nutrition centers, state departments of corrections, and state purchasing divisions acting on behalf of multiple agencies. The code sees sporadic but consistent activity, with opportunities posted as part of larger food-service RFPs and IFBs rather than as standalone solicitations.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and South-Central U.S., with posted opportunities from Hancock County Schools (Georgia), City of Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut), the State of Georgia, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Hancock County Schools issued IFB #SN002-2027 (due June 26, 2026) for fresh produce spanning multiple categories across the 2026-27 school year, with deliveries to three school sites in Sparta, Georgia. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice posted Bid No. IW236532 (due February 20, 2026) for whole, pitted, dried prunes in U.S. Grade B quality, minimum 1,400 boxes to Corpus Christi, signaling that dried fruit procurement within state corrections is a recurring line item. Both school and corrections buyers require USDA compliance, firm fixed pricing, FOB destination delivery, and HACCP or health inspection documentation. Buy American provisions under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act govern most school nutrition opportunities, requiring at least 51 percent domestic content for processed products. Vendors must be registered, insured, and capable of meeting delivery windows and emergency stock-out protocols.