UNSPSC 50325426: Dried keiffer pears

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

UNSPSC 50325426 Dried keiffer pears (Commodity) encompasses dried fruit products that state and local governments procure primarily for institutional food service and nutrition programs. Recent solicitations show school districts, corrections agencies, and state procurement offices buying dried fruit as component items within larger produce and food supply contracts rather than as standalone line items; the code appears in mixed commodity portfolios alongside fresh produce, proteins, and pantry staples for cafeteria and correctional facility kitchens. Issuing bodies include school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), state agencies coordinating multi-facility procurement (Georgia State Procurement, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and corrections departments (TDCJ). Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic content in processed products are standard across school nutrition solicitations, and vendors must provide HACCP plans, USDA compliance documentation, nutritional analysis with product labels, and proof of health inspections.

Recent activity appears concentrated in school nutrition procurement and correctional food service in the Southeast and Texas, with the most visible opportunities posted between April and June 2026. Hancock County Schools (Georgia) issued IFB #SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026, for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items with delivery to three school sites and a June 26 response deadline, while the City of Bridgeport (Connecticut) sought commodities including fruit and vegetable products for its Board of Education Nutrition Center with a June 26, 2026, deadline. The State of Georgia posted a food, supplies, and other kitchen products solicitation (PE55645NONST2026000000009) with a June 22, 2026, due date, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products with delivery to six TDCJ warehouse locations across five geographic regions; the latter's response deadline was extended to May 4, 2026. A separate TDCJ bid (IW236532) for whole, pitted, dried prunes with a 1,400-box minimum order and February 20, 2026, deadline demonstrates direct institutional demand for dried fruit products, though the code shows limited standalone solicitations and appears primarily as a subordinate item within broader food service contracts.