UNSPSC 50335407: Dried organic beurre pears

The variety of organic pears known as organic beurre pears that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50335407 Dried organic beurre pears is a Commodity code that captures specialty dried-fruit procurement by state and local school districts and correctional authorities. Recent solicitations under this code show that school nutrition programs and detention facility food services source dried fruits—including prunes, raisins, cranberries, and mixed dried-fruit blends—as components of broader grocery and produce contracts rather than as standalone line items for a single fruit variety. The issuing bodies are primarily school districts (Hancock County Schools in Georgia, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI in Missouri, Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, Douglas County School System in Georgia) and correctional authorities (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, County of Santa Clara Sheriff's Department). School districts dominate the activity, with nutrition services procuring dried fruits as part of multi-hundred-item fresh produce and grocery contracts supporting daily meal service; detention facilities source dried fruits as lower-cost, shelf-stable nutritional components in institutional food service.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, with secondary solicitation presence in Texas, California, Virginia, Missouri, and Connecticut. Representative recent opportunities include the County of Santa Clara's ITB-PRC-FY26-0617 (posted January 28, 2026, due February 5, 2026) for dried raisins, cranberries, tropical fruit mix, walnuts, and pecans to supply the Elmwood Correctional Facility; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's Bid No. IW236532 (posted April 23, 2026, due February 20, 2026) for whole, pitted, dried prunes in U.S. Grade B quality, 60-70 count size, minimum 1,400 boxes; and Hancock County Schools' IFB #SN002-2027 (posted June 10, 2026, due June 26, 2026) for fresh produce encompassing over 200 line items across multiple categories, with sealed bids opening June 29, 2026. School district contracts typically span July 1 through June 30, run for one year with optional renewals, require firm fixed pricing with Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed products), and award to lowest responsive bidder on a line-item basis allowing multiple vendors. Dried-fruit line items appear embedded within these broader produce and grocery solicitations rather than as standalone commodity procurements.