UNSPSC 50325450: Dried summer gold pears

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

UNSPSC 50325450 Dried summer gold pears is a Commodity code that covers dried stone fruits and similar preserved produce supplied to school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and state food service operations. Recent state and local solicitations under this code show school districts and state agencies procuring fresh and dried produce alongside complementary food items for cafeteria operations, though dried pears specifically appear in broader food-service RFPs rather than as standalone line items. Issuing bodies include school districts (Hancock County Schools in Georgia, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), state agencies (Georgia Department of Education, Texas Department of Criminal Justice via the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts), and correctional systems. These buyers typically issue annual IFBs for fixed-price contracts running twelve months with optional renewals, bundling dozens or hundreds of produce and food-service line items to consolidate logistics and vendor management. Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed products, HACCP certification, E-Verify authorization, and commercial general liability insurance ($500,000 to $1 million) are standard compliance requirements across solicitations.

Recent activity spans Georgia, Texas, and Connecticut. The most concrete example under this code is the Texas Department of Criminal Justice IFB No. 304T-26-300CF (due May 4, 2026), which procures approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products including canned and fresh vegetables and fruits with U.S. Grade A or B certification, delivered FOB Destination to six TDCJ distribution points across Texas with firm pricing through August 31, 2027, plus two optional one-year renewals. A second representative opportunity is Hancock County Board of Education's IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items (due June 26, 2026), with delivery to three school locations and a twelve-month contract from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice also issued Bid No. IW236532 (due February 20, 2026, amended) specifically for U.S. Grade B dried prunes in 60–70 count size, 25-pound boxes, with a minimum order of 1,400 boxes for the Corpus Christi location. School nutrition and correctional-food-service procurement remains active; dried stone fruits compete within larger commodity bundles rather than appearing as specialized line items in most recent solicitations.