UNSPSC 50335449: Dried organic summer bartlett pears

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

UNSPSC 50335449 Dried organic summer bartlett pears is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of dried fruits and specialty produce items for institutional food service. The recent activity shows school districts and state corrections departments soliciting dried pears, prunes, and a broad range of fresh and processed fruits and vegetables for cafeteria and nutrition programs. While the code name specifies dried organic bartlett pears, state and local buyers are treating this category more broadly — purchasing multiple varieties of dried fruits alongside fresh produce for meal preparation. School nutrition programs dominate the issuing-body mix, with Hancock County Board of Education and the City of Bridgeport Board of Education Nutrition programs posting detailed RFPs for fresh and processed produce bundles. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the State of Georgia also source food commodities under related codes, indicating state-level institutional purchasing runs across education and corrections. Buy American provisions requiring a minimum of 51 percent domestic content for processed products appear consistently across the opportunities.

The most recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and Texas. Hancock County Schools (Hancock County, Georgia) issued IFB #SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026, with sealed bids due June 26, 2026, for over 200 line items of fresh produce spanning apples, berries, cruciferous vegetables, and citrus for delivery to three school sites through June 30, 2027. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases posted an electronic IFB (BNB053266) also due June 26, 2026, for 115 line items of food commodities including eggs, poultry, cheese, and fruit and vegetable products for the Board of Education Nutrition Center, with contract term through June 30, 2027. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Statewide Procurement Division, issued IFB No. 304T-26-300CF on May 4, 2026, for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products across five Texas geographic areas, with delivery to six TDCJ distribution points and an initial contract term through August 31, 2027; an earlier TDCJ solicitation (Bid No. IW236532, posted April 23, 2026) targeted dried prunes for the Corpus Christi location with a minimum order of 1,400 boxes. The State of Georgia issued a broader food commodities solicitation (PE55645NONST2026000000009) due June 22, 2026, with details in an attached specification document.