UNSPSC 50335410: Dried organic comice pears

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

UNSPSC 50335410 Dried organic comice pears is a Commodity code that captures dried fruit procurement for institutional food service, primarily school nutrition programs and correctional facilities. State and local governments buy dried and fresh produce under this code to supply cafeteria operations, with scope ranging from specialty dried items to bulk fresh commodities delivered on regular schedules. Issuing bodies include county school boards, city departments of public purchases sourcing for school nutrition centers, state departments of criminal justice, and state-level procurement divisions acting on behalf of multiple agencies. School nutrition programs dominate the recent activity, with procurement officers managing multi-year contracts requiring firm pricing, HACCP compliance, Buy American compliance (minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed goods), and adherence to USDA grade standards.

Recent opportunities show activity concentrated in the South and Mid-Atlantic. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued IFB #SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026, for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items with a June 26, 2026 response deadline and July 1, 2026 contract start; the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases posted a commodities IFB on June 2, 2026, due June 26, 2026, covering 115 line items for the Bridgeport Board of Education Nutrition Center with a contract term through June 30, 2027. The State of Georgia posted a food, supplies, and other kitchen products solicitation on May 15, 2026, with a June 22, 2026 deadline. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued a broad cafeteria food products IFB (304T-26-300CF) on May 4, 2026, encompassing approximately 382 line items with delivery to multiple TDCJ warehouse locations and a contract term extending through August 31, 2027, plus two optional renewal years. A prior TDCJ procurement (IW236532) targeted whole pitted dried prunes in U.S. Grade B quality with a 1,400-box minimum order to the Corpus Christi location, with an original February 18, 2026 bid opening amended to February 20, 2026.