UNSPSC 50335426: Dried organic keiffer pears

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

UNSPSC 50335426 Dried organic keiffer pears is a Commodity code covering specialty dried fruit products used in food service and institutional nutrition programs. State and local governments procure dried fruit items under this code primarily through school nutrition departments and correctional facilities that source individual commodity line items for meal preparation and food service operations. The scope focuses on dried fruit meeting USDA grade specifications and food safety compliance standards, with products incorporated into institutional meal planning rather than as standalone retail offerings. Issuing bodies soliciting under the code include school districts, state departments managing institutional food service, and state correctional agencies operating cafeteria operations. The work is characterized by sealed-bid competitive procurement under IFB notice types, with firm fixed pricing that covers all shipping and handling to designated institutional delivery locations.

Recent activity shows dried fruit procurement concentrated in Georgia, Texas, and Connecticut. Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia issued IFB #SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026, for fresh and specialty produce spanning over 200 line items for the 2026–27 school year, with response due June 26, 2026, and delivery to three school sites; the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut issued an IFB for commodities to supply the Board of Education Nutrition Center with response due June 26, 2026, covering 115 line items across multiple product categories. The State of Georgia solicited food supplies and kitchen products on May 15, 2026, with response due June 22, 2026. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF on May 4, 2026, for cafeteria food products spanning approximately 382 line items for delivery across five geographic areas and multiple TDCJ warehouse locations, with firm fixed pricing and delivery to FOB Destination terms. TDCJ also issued Bid IW236532 for whole, pitted, dried prunes in U.S. Grade B quality (60–70 count) packed in 25-pound boxes, with a minimum order of 1,400 boxes for Delivery Area 1 and acknowledgment of Amendment No. 1 required by February 20, 2026. Buy American provisions requiring a minimum of 51 percent domestic content for processed products apply across school nutrition solicitations.