UNSPSC 50325460: Dried winter nelis pears

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

UNSPSC 50325460 Dried winter nelis pears, a Commodity code, frames work that state and local governments buy under broader fresh and dried produce supply contracts for institutional food service. The recent opportunities block shows no solicitations specifically requesting dried winter nelis pears as a line item; instead, dried pears appear embedded within larger food commodities bids that span fresh produce, proteins, dairy, grains, and specialty items. The code's nominal scope — a single dried fruit variety — does not align with the actual purchasing patterns captured in recent state and local opportunities, which treat produce procurement as part of comprehensive institutional nutrition supply contracts rather than category-specific line items.

School districts and state correctional and institutional food service agencies are the primary issuing bodies under related procurement in this period. Recent activity includes Hancock County Schools in Georgia posting an IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items (response due June 26, 2026), the City of Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut requesting bids for nutrition center commodities covering eggs, poultry, cheese, beef, and produce (due June 26, 2026), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issuing an IFB for cafeteria food products across approximately 382 line items with delivery to multiple warehouse locations (response due May 4, 2026, with prior extension). The State of Georgia posted a food supplies and kitchen products solicitation on May 15, 2026, with a June 22 due date, though the full scope was contained in an attached document. A TDCJ bid for whole pitted dried prunes (Bid No. IW236532) closed in February 2026. Geographic spread covers Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas, with institutional nutrition procurement clustered in school districts and state corrections and public institutions. The code itself shows little recent activity with this specific dried fruit variety; procurement officers should monitor broader institutional food commodities bids where dried produce is one component among many rather than expect standalone solicitations for dried winter nelis pears alone.