UNSPSC 50345408: Frozen bosc pears

The variety of pears known as bosc pears that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50345408 Frozen bosc pears is a Commodity code that names a single frozen fruit product, but state and local governments procure it as part of much broader institutional food-service buys — rarely as a standalone line item. The recent state and local solicitation activity shows frozen pears appearing only within comprehensive grocery, produce, and frozen-food procurements where they compete alongside dozens or hundreds of other food and supply items. School districts, state health and human services agencies, and county boards source frozen fruit through blanket food contracts that serve child nutrition programs, institutional cafeterias, and food-assistance distribution networks, with vendors supplying produce alongside proteins, dairy, and prepared entrees on firm fixed-price, line-item basis. The issuing bodies span Texas Health and Human Services Commission (multiple state hospitals and state-supported living centers), county boards of education (Georgia, Florida, New Jersey), state department of corrections, independent school districts, and Head Start organizations. Award criteria typically emphasize specification compliance, delivery reliability within 24–48 hours, past vendor performance, and best value rather than lowest price, with contracts running 12 months with optional renewals and delivery to central warehouses or multiple school and facility sites.

Geographic activity clusters in Texas, Georgia, Florida, New Jersey, and Oregon, driven by state health agencies procuring for institutional care facilities and school districts managing child nutrition programs. Recent representative opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's July 2026 IFB for frozen food products serving state hospitals and supported living centers statewide (106 line items, approximately $9 million estimated annual volume), Head Start of Greater Dallas' June 2026 IFB covering approximately 32,409 cases of frozen foods and produce ($969,460.94 total estimated value), Hancock County Board of Education's June 2026 fresh-produce bid for the 2026–27 school year (over 200 line items), and Early County Board of Education's May 2026 food bid encompassing 300+ items. New Jersey's May 2026 rebid for frozen vegetables and the Oregon Department of Corrections' August 2026 bid for frozen sliced or diced apples (approximately 40,000 pounds) show commodity-specific procurements, though these remain within institutional food-service contexts. Frozen bosc pears do not appear by name in any recent solicitation reviewed; the code's activity is subsumed within family-level or class-level food procurements where individual fruit commodities are line items among many others.