UNSPSC 50325427: Dried kings royal pears

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

UNSPSC 50325427 Dried kings royal pears, a Commodity code, covers dried fruit products procured by state and local school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and other public entities. Recent state and local solicitations reveal that this code encompasses fresh and dried produce distributed across multiple line items within broader food service contracts—school districts and corrections departments source these items as part of larger nutrition center or institutional kitchen operations serving multiple meal periods. The work involves responding to IFBs and RFQs that specify product grades, packaging, portion sizes, and compliance with Buy American provisions (typically requiring 51 percent domestic content for processed products), along with delivery to designated institutional locations on fixed-price, firm-term contracts running twelve months or longer.

Issuing bodies under this code include state education boards (notably Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia), municipal school nutrition departments (City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases on behalf of the Board of Education), statewide procurement divisions acting on behalf of corrections systems (Texas Department of Criminal Justice through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts), and state-level food supply programs (State of Georgia). Geographic activity centers in Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas. Representative recent opportunities include the Hancock County Schools Nutrition Fresh Produce solicitation (Hancock County Board of Education, IFB, due June 26, 2026), which sought over 200 line items of fresh produce including berries and specialty fruits for three school delivery sites under contract through June 30, 2027; the City of Bridgeport COMMODITIES bid (Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases, electronic submission, due June 26, 2026) covering 115 line items for the Bridgeport Board of Education Nutrition Center with contract term through June 30, 2027; and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Cafeteria Food Products IFB (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division, IFB 304T-26-300CF, extended due date May 4, 2026) spanning approximately 382 line items across five Texas geographic areas with contract term through August 31, 2027 plus two optional one-year renewals.