UNSPSC 50325432: Dried onward pears

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

UNSPSC 50325432 Dried onward pears, a Commodity code, nominally covers dried pear products but shows minimal relevant recent activity in the state and local procurement record. The most recent dried-fruit opportunities under related codes involve broader dried-produce categories—dried raisins, cranberries, tropical fruit mixes, walnuts, and pecans procured by Santa Clara County's detention facility food service, and whole dried prunes sourced by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Dried pears do not appear in any of the recent school district, county, or state food-service solicitations indexed under this code or closely adjacent commodity classifications. The overwhelming recent activity under dried-produce Commodity codes reflects institutional food service demand from K-12 school nutrition programs, state corrections departments, and county detention facilities, where dried fruits function as shelf-stable components of cafeteria menus and meal programs rather than specialty or premium items. Where dried fruits are solicited in these contexts, they are typically bundled into larger fresh-produce or grocery aggregations rather than purchased as standalone line items.

State and local procurement bodies requesting dried produce include school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, Douglas County School System in Georgia), county detention and corrections facilities (Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department in California, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and municipal education departments (City of Bridgeport, Connecticut). The geographic footprint spans Georgia, California, Texas, Connecticut, Virginia, and Missouri, with the heaviest recent concentration in Georgia school nutrition programs. The Santa Clara County ITB (ITBPRCFY260617) for dried fruits and nuts, due February 5, 2026, and the TDCJ prune procurement (IW236532), originally due February 20, 2026, represent the only recent dedicated dried-produce solicitations; both treat dried fruits as institutional food-service staples rather than specialty items. No solicitations reference dried pears specifically, and the code shows insufficient recent activity to support a pursue recommendation.