UNSPSC 50325433: Dried packham's triumph pears

The variety of pears known as packham's triumph pears that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50325433 Dried packham's triumph pears, a Commodity code, covers dried fruit products that state and local governments procure for institutional food service operations, particularly school nutrition programs and correctional facility cafeterias. The code shows active solicitation activity focused on fresh and dried produce procurement to supply K–12 school nutrition centers and state corrections departments. School districts are the primary issuing bodies under this code, with state departments of corrections and education appearing as secondary buyers. The scope of work encompasses procurement of produce items—both fresh and dried—in bulk quantities with firm pricing, HACCP compliance requirements, Buy American provision adherence (minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed products), and multi-location delivery coordination. Vendors must typically provide health inspection records, nutritional analyses, product formulation statements, and comprehensive insurance coverage, and comply with USDA grade standards where applicable.

Recent opportunities span Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas, with school nutrition centers and corrections departments as the dominant customer base. Hancock County Board of Education (Sparta, Georgia) issued IFB #SN002-2027 in June 2026 for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items across apple varieties, berries, cruciferous vegetables, melons, and citrus with a June 26, 2026 response deadline and a contract period running July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases solicited commodities including fruit and vegetable products for the Board of Education Nutrition Center with electronic submissions due June 26, 2026 and contract term through June 30, 2027. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products covering approximately 382 line items including canned and fresh fruits and vegetables with a response due date extended to May 4, 2026 and initial contract term through August 31, 2027. An earlier TDCJ solicitation (Bid No. IW236532) specifically targeted dried prunes for the Corpus Christi location with a February 20, 2026 response deadline.