UNSPSC 50325435: Dried passe crasanne pears

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

UNSPSC 50325435 Dried passe crasanne pears, a Commodity code, encompasses dried fruit products that state and local governments procure for institutional food service operations, particularly school nutrition programs and correctional facilities. Recent solicitations show school districts and state departments sourcing dried fruits as components of larger fresh and processed produce contracts rather than as standalone line items. State and local buyers under this code include school boards, state departments of education or corrections, and city boards of education operating centralized nutrition centers. The work being solicited involves supplying dried fruit meeting USDA grade specifications, with compliance to Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed products, HACCP food safety plans, and delivery to designated institutional locations on firm-fixed pricing with transportation included.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and Texas, with the Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issuing IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items with sealed bids due June 26, 2026, the City of Bridgeport (Connecticut) posting a commodities solicitation for 115 line items through its nutrition center due June 26, 2026, the State of Georgia requesting bids on food supplies with a June 22, 2026 due date, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issuing IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products across multiple warehouse locations with an extended response deadline of May 4, 2026. A TDCJ bid (IW236532) for dried prunes with a February 20, 2026 due date further illustrates state correctional procurement activity in this commodity family. The code shows modest but consistent activity among school nutrition programs and correctional systems; however, dried passe crasanne pears specifically do not appear as a distinct line item in the recent opportunities identified, suggesting the code sees limited direct solicitation activity or may be tagged to broader produce contracts where dried pears are among many options rather than a standalone requirement.