UNSPSC 50325436: Dried perry pears

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

UNSPSC 50325436 Dried perry pears is a Commodity code covering fresh and processed produce items that state and local governments—primarily school districts and correctional facilities—procure for food service and nutrition programs. Recent solicitations show that the code, despite its narrow nominal scope, encompasses broader fresh produce procurement with fresh apples, berries, vegetables, citrus, melons, and specialty fruits as the primary drivers, alongside some dried fruit items. School nutrition programs dominate the issuing-body mix, with independent school districts and county boards of education soliciting under this code; state corrections departments also appear as buyers. The two largest recent opportunities are school-nutrition RFBs (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia and the City of Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), each requesting sealed bids on 100+ line items of fresh produce with June 2026 response dates, strict Buy American requirements (minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed items), and delivery to multiple school locations over a full school year.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas. Hancock County Schools (Georgia) issued IFB #SN002-2027 with bid opening June 29, 2026, soliciting fresh produce for the 2026–27 school year with delivery to three school buildings; the City of Bridgeport (Connecticut) Department of Public Purchases requested electronic bids due June 26, 2026, for 115 line items to the Thomas E. Carroll Nutrition Center. Texas Department of Criminal Justice also appears in the recent record with a separate dried-prune RFB (Bid No. IW236532, February 2026), indicating that corrections agencies purchase dried produce items under related codes. School-district buyers typically enforce HACCP food-safety plans, require E-Verify verification and debarment certification, and reserve the right to award single or multiple vendors; payment terms commonly run Net 30 to Net 45 days with firm pricing for the contract period unless major market changes trigger renegotiation.