UNSPSC 50345416: Frozen early pears

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

UNSPSC 50345416 Frozen early pears is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of frozen fruit products, particularly for institutional food service operations. State and local governments buy frozen pears and similar frozen fruit under this code primarily to support school nutrition programs, state hospital and supported living center food services, senior services, and child care food programs. Recent solicitations show quantities ranging from cases of mixed frozen vegetables and fruits to bulk frozen apple purchases exceeding 40,000 pounds, all meeting USDA commodity specifications and delivered to centralized distribution points or individual facility sites.

Activity under this code spans state departments, county boards of education, municipal boards of education, state hospital systems, supported living centers, and Head Start organizations across multiple states. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) appears as a repeat buyer, soliciting frozen food products for state hospitals and supported living centers across fiscal years. Other recurring issuing bodies include county boards of education in Georgia and school districts in Connecticut and Mississippi. The Oregon Department of Corrections, New Jersey Department of Human Services, and various county school nutrition programs also actively procure frozen fruit and vegetable products under related commodity codes. Recent representative solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections' August 2026 IFB for approximately 40,000 pounds of frozen sliced or diced apples (S2910000017684, due August 19, 2026), with Oregon goods and resident-bidder preferences totaling 10 percent, and the HHSC July 2026 solicitation for frozen food products serving state hospitals and supported living centers across Texas (HHS0017338, due August 18, 2026), with estimated annual volume near $9 million. The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' October 2026 informal quote for food items (PE77023NONST2027000000782, due October 19, 2026) included shelf-stable and frozen products delivered to senior services facilities. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Mississippi, with Texas showing the highest volume through repeat HHSC procurements for institutional food service across multiple state-operated facilities.