UNSPSC 50325424: Dried juno pears

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

UNSPSC 50325424 Dried juno pears is a Commodity code covering dried fruit products that state and local governments procure primarily through school nutrition programs and institutional food service operations. Recent solicitations show demand for dried fruits as ingredient components within broader food procurement, though the code's nominal scope diverges notably from actual buying patterns—the most recent opportunities under this code tag encompass fresh produce, commodity proteins, dairy, grains, and other staple food categories rather than dried juno pears specifically. School districts and state institutional buyers (particularly departments of criminal justice and education nutrition centers) are the primary issuing bodies. When dried fruit appears in recent solicitations, it is embedded within larger food supply contracts rather than as a standalone line item; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicitation for cafeteria food products and the Hancock County Schools nutrition contract reflect the integrated procurement model where dried fruits compete within multi-category commodity food buys.

Recent activity spans Georgia, Texas, and Connecticut. The Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued IFB #SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026, requesting bids on fresh produce for the 2026–27 school year with response due June 26, 2026, requiring compliance with Buy American provisions (51 percent domestic content for processed items) and HACCP plans. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases issued RFQ BNB053266 on June 2, 2026, with electronic submissions due June 26, 2026, for commodities to supply the Board of Education Nutrition Center, including fruits and vegetable products under a contract term through June 30, 2027. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, issued IFB No. 304T-26-300CF (posted May 4, 2026, response due May 4, 2026) for cafeteria food products across multiple TDCJ warehouse locations, encompassing approximately 382 line items with firm pricing through August 31, 2027. The code shows limited focused activity around dried juno pears as a discrete procurement category—the recent opportunities are primarily broad-scope food commodity buys where dried fruits, if present, occupy a fractional share of total solicitation volume.