UNSPSC 50345400: Frozen pears

A fleshy pome fruit that is borne by a tree (genus pyrus, especially p. Communis) of the rose family and is usually larger at the apical end and has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50345400 Frozen pears, a Class code, represents a narrow commodity within institutional food procurement, though recent state and local opportunities show that governments rarely solicit frozen pears as a standalone line item. Instead, procurement agencies source frozen pears as part of broader food-service or nutrition-assistance contracts that bundle multiple frozen fruits, vegetables, proteins, and pantry staples. When frozen fruit appears in these solicitations, it typically qualifies as one commodity among dozens or hundreds of line items, with bidders required to meet minimum response thresholds (often 90 percent of all items) to remain eligible for award. State agencies, school districts, and county nutrition programs drive the bulk of this activity, sourcing frozen produce for institutional kitchens, state hospitals, supported living centers, child-care facilities, and school meal programs that must meet USDA commodity specifications, Child and Adult Care Food Program requirements, or Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards.

Recent opportunities span Texas (the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued multiple frozen-food procurements for state hospitals and supported living centers in July and August 2026), Georgia (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners and Hancock County Board of Education), Oregon (Department of Corrections), Florida (Collier County), Connecticut (Bridgeport Board of Education), New Jersey (Department of Human Services), and Texas-based nonprofits (Head Start of Greater Dallas). The Oregon Department of Corrections solicitation (S2910000017684, due August 19, 2026) specifically named frozen sliced or diced apples—a direct parallel to the code's scope—requiring approximately 40,000 pounds of USDA-specification frozen fruit with a prior award to Robbins Sales at $0.797 per pound; Hancock County Board of Education's fresh-produce RFB (PE67080NONST2027000000013, due June 26, 2026) included multiple apple varieties across fresh and processed lines. Texas HHSC's statewide frozen-food bid (HHS0017338, due August 18, 2026) estimated $9 million in annual volume with $19 million maximum contract value over three years, covering 106 line items of frozen products for 18 qualified ordering entities statewide. Most solicitations enforce firm, fixed pricing; require FOB-destination delivery with embedded freight; impose strict product specifications, temperature and shelf-life warranties; and reserve the right to make single or multiple awards based on best value rather than lowest price.