UNSPSC 50325451: Dried sun gold pears

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

UNSPSC 50325451 Dried sun gold pears is a Commodity code covering specialty dried fruit products procured primarily by school districts for nutrition programs. Recent solicitations show state and local governments buying dried fruits as components of broader school meal supply contracts rather than as standalone line items; the code appears in purchasing activity alongside fresh produce, frozen entrees, dairy, and other staple items that school nutrition departments source to meet USDA meal standards. When dried fruits do appear as discrete line items, they are typically bundled into master grocery or produce contracts where multiple vendors compete on cost and service, with awards often made on a line-item basis. School districts represent the dominant issuing-body type, with participation from county boards of education and municipal school systems; correctional facilities and county detention centers also source dried fruits as nutrition components for inmate meals.

Recent solicitation activity spans Georgia, California, Missouri, Connecticut, Texas, and Virginia. The County of Santa Clara, California issued ITB-PRC-FY26-0617 for dried fruits and nuts on January 28, 2026, with responses due February 5, 2026, requesting dried raisins, cranberries, tropical fruit mix, walnuts, and pecans for its correctional facility food services on an all-or-none basis with a five-year term and firm Year 1 pricing. The Douglas County School System (Georgia) issued RFP 26-003 on January 21, 2026, due February 18, 2026, for primary food supply and distribution covering approximately $9 million in annual expenditure across 32 schools serving 25,500 students, with dried fruits included as part of the broader commodity mix. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) posted IFB #SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026, due June 26, 2026, for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items with delivery to three school sites for the 2026-27 school year. The broader market shows school nutrition programs bundling dried fruit procurement into annual master grocery or produce contracts with firm pricing for twelve-month terms, Buy American compliance requirements mandating 51 percent domestic content in processed items, and HACCP food safety protocols standard across all solicitations.