UNSPSC 50335419: Dried organic french butter pears

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

UNSPSC 50335419 Dried organic french butter pears is a Commodity code covering whole, processed, and specialty dried fruit products procured by state and local school nutrition programs, corrections departments, and other food service operations. State and local governments buying under this code purchase dried fruits—primarily prunes, pears, and other dehydrated produce—as line-item commodities for institutional meal programs, typically in bulk case quantities with specific USDA grade certifications and packaging specifications. The work is straightforward procurement: vendors quote firm-fixed pricing on standardized product specifications, meet USDA compliance and food-safety documentation requirements (HACCP plans, E-Verify, grade certificates), and deliver to designated central distribution points or school sites on FOB Destination terms with transportation and fuel included in the bid price.

Issuing bodies include state departments of criminal justice, state purchasing divisions acting on behalf of multiple agencies, county school boards, and municipal board-of-education nutrition centers. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the State of Georgia, Hancock County Schools (Georgia), and the City of Bridgeport (Connecticut) represent the recent buyer base. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Connecticut as of mid-2026. Representative recent opportunities include Hancock County Schools Nutrition Fresh Produce SY27 (Hancock County Board of Education, Georgia, IFB, due June 26, 2026) procuring over 200 line items of fresh produce with three-site delivery through June 2027; COMMODITIES (City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases, Connecticut, IFB, due June 26, 2026) covering 115 line items for the Board of Education Nutrition Center with Monday–Friday delivery through June 2027; and Cafeteria Food Products (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on behalf of TDCJ, IFB, due May 4, 2026 via Addendum No. 2) spanning approximately 382 line items across proteins, dairy, grains, and produce for delivery to six TDCJ distribution points across Texas through August 2027 with two optional one-year renewal periods. Prunes—Corpus Location (TDCJ, IFB, due February 20, 2026) sought 1,400 boxes of U.S. Grade B whole pitted dried prunes in 60–70 count size, 25 pounds per box, with USDA grade certification required.