UNSPSC 50325444: Dried santa maria pears

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

UNSPSC 50325444 Dried santa maria pears is a Commodity code that covers dried fruit products procured by state and local educational and correctional institutions to supply institutional food service operations. Recent state and local solicitations show that purchasing bodies are acquiring dried fruits—particularly dried prunes and pears—as shelf-stable components of bulk food procurement for school nutrition programs and correctional facility cafeterias. The issuing bodies soliciting under this code are school districts (through their boards of education and nutrition centers) and state correctional departments, with contracts spanning multiple line items within broader food commodity RFQs and IFBs that bundle fresh produce, proteins, dairy, grains, and specialty food items. All solicitations enforce the Buy American Provision, requiring a minimum of 51 percent domestic content for processed products, and mandate USDA grade certification, HACCP or equivalent food safety plans, comprehensive insurance coverage, and compliance with USDA, USDC, and FDA regulations. Payment terms typically run Net 30 to Net 45 days with firm fixed pricing for the contract term unless major market changes trigger renegotiation.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued Bid No. IW236532 in April 2026 for whole, pitted, dried prunes (U.S. Grade B, 60–70 count, 1,400 boxes minimum to the Corpus location) with a revised due date of February 20, 2026, and the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts issued IFB No. 304T-26-300CF in May 2026 for cafeteria food products spanning 382 line items across five TDCJ warehouse areas, due May 4, 2026. In Georgia, Hancock County Board of Education released IFB #SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026, for fresh produce covering over 200 line items with delivery to three school locations and a due date of June 26, 2026. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases also solicited commodities for the Bridgeport Board of Education Nutrition Center on June 2, 2026, due June 26, 2026, spanning 115 line items including fruit and vegetable products. The State of Georgia issued a food supplies solicitation (PE55645NONST2026000000009) in May 2026 with a June 22 deadline, though the full scope remains in the attached specification document.