UNSPSC 50335430: Dried organic mountain bartlett pears

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

UNSPSC 50335430 Dried organic mountain bartlett pears (Commodity) describes preserved fruit products that state and local governments buy primarily for school food service programs. The recent opportunities block shows school districts and state corrections agencies soliciting dried fruit as line items within broader fresh and processed produce purchases for institutional cafeteria operations. While the code nominally specifies "organic" and "mountain bartlett" varieties, actual procurement activity shows state and local buyers treating dried pears and other dried fruits as commodity-level food service items, often bundled with fresh produce, canned vegetables, proteins, and pantry staples in multi-line school nutrition and correctional facility supply contracts.

School districts dominate the issuing-body mix. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued an IFB for fresh produce totaling over 200 line items for the 2026–27 school year (response due June 26, 2026), and the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases solicited commodities for the Bridgeport Board of Education Nutrition Center with 115 line items (due June 26, 2026). The State of Georgia issued a broader food supplies solicitation (due June 22, 2026), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division, sought cafeteria food products across five geographic areas (IFB 304T-26-300CF, response due May 4, 2026). TDCJ also posted a separate bid for whole pitted dried prunes (Bid IW236532, originally due February 20, 2026). Geographic activity centers on the Southeast and Texas; Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas show recent solicitation momentum. Buy American provisions requiring a minimum 51 percent domestic content in processed products appear consistently across school district opportunities. Award authority typically rests with the purchasing entity to select single or multiple vendors based on lowest responsive bidder or best value, and contract terms generally run through the school or fiscal year with payment in 30–45 days upon invoice and inspection.