UNSPSC 50335417: Dried organic emperor brown pears

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

UNSPSC 50335417 Dried organic emperor brown pears is a Commodity code that encompasses dried and processed pear products procured primarily by school districts and correctional facilities for institutional food service. State and local governments buy dried pears and similar dried fruit products as components of school nutrition programs, institutional cafeteria operations, and food service supply chains rather than as standalone specialty items. The recent opportunities show school districts and state agencies soliciting fresh produce and dried fruits as part of broader food-service RFBs, with dried fruit typically bundled within larger commodity food categories. Issuing bodies include independent school districts (Hancock County Schools in Georgia, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), state departments (Georgia, Texas), and state correctional systems (Texas Department of Criminal Justice).

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas. Hancock County Schools (Georgia) issued IFB SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026, with response due June 26, 2026, soliciting over 200 fresh produce line items for the 2026-27 school year with delivery to three school sites. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases issued IFB BNB053266 on June 2, 2026, with electronic response due June 26, 2026, requesting 115 commodity line items including fruit and vegetable products for the Board of Education Nutrition Center. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued IFB 304T-26-300CF on May 4, 2026 (extended response deadline), soliciting approximately 382 food line items across proteins, grains, beverages, canned and fresh vegetables, and fruits for distribution to six TDCJ warehouse locations. All three solicitations enforce Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic content in processed products. A separate TDCJ bid (IW236532, due February 20, 2026) specifically targeted whole, pitted dried prunes in 60-70 count size, Grade B quality, in 25-pound boxes with minimum order of 1,400 boxes for the Corpus location, indicating dried fruit procurement exists within correctional food service but represents a narrow slice of activity under this code.