UNSPSC 50325438: Dried red d'anjou pears

The variety of pears known as red d'anjou pears that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50325438 Dried red d'anjou pears is a Commodity code capturing dried fruit products that state and local governments procure primarily for school nutrition programs and correctional facility food service. The code sees activity centered on school district nutrition centers and state corrections departments, which solicit bids for dried fruit as components of broader cafeteria food supply contracts or as standalone commodity line items. Issuing bodies include independent school districts (such as Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia and the Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), state departments (Georgia's statewide procurement and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and municipal purchasing offices acting on behalf of school nutrition operations. These jurisdictions treat dried fruit as a staple ingredient in meal planning, typically bundled with fresh produce, proteins, and prepared entrees in multi-month or multi-year food service contracts.

Recent activity clusters in the Southeast and South. Hancock County Schools (Georgia) posted IFB #SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026, for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items with a response deadline of June 26, 2026, and contract period July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027; the scope includes multiple fruit categories but emphasizes fresh items, suggesting dried fruit may appear as a supplemental line. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut, issued commodity bid BNB053266 on June 2, 2026, with electronic submissions due June 26, 2026, covering 115 line items of food products for its nutrition center with a contract term through June 30, 2027. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, posted IFB 304T-26-300CF on May 4, 2026, for approximately 382 food items across five geographic distribution areas, with an extended response deadline of May 4, 2026. All school-nutrition and corrections contracts require Buy American compliance (minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed products), HACCP or USDA certification, and firm fixed pricing for the contract period. Recent opportunities show no activity specific to dried d'anjou pears as a standalone line item; the code likely applies when jurisdictions include dried fruit within broader commodity categories on RFPs or IFBs rather than as a dedicated solicitation.