UNSPSC 50345420: Frozen glou morceau pears

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

UNSPSC 50345420 Frozen glou morceau pears, Commodity code, names a specific frozen-fruit product line that state and local governments procure as part of broader grocery and food-service supply contracts for institutional feeding, school nutrition programs, and state facility operations. The solicitations under this code do not isolate frozen pears as standalone line items; instead, frozen fruits appear embedded within large multi-category grocery RFPs and IFBs that span proteins, prepared foods, dairy, produce, and consumable supplies. State and local buying spans Texas Health and Human Services Commission facilities (Big Spring State Hospital, El Paso State Supported Living Center), Connecticut and Georgia school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Schools, Bulloch County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Fulton County Schools, Henry County Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Douglas County School System, Early County Schools, City Schools of Decatur), Head Start agencies (Head Start of Greater Dallas), and Florida public schools (Hillsborough County Public Schools). The mix skews toward school nutrition programs serving breakfast and lunch under the National School Lunch Program and the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, alongside state hospital and state supported living center food service operations. Issuing bodies are primarily school districts and boards of education paired with state health and human services departments, with occasional municipal and county corrections procurement (Santa Clara County Sheriff Department).

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast—Texas, Georgia, Connecticut, Missouri, and Florida—with secondary activity in Oregon and California. Recent representative opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017660 for FY27 Groceries for Big Spring State Hospital (bids due July 27, 2026), spanning 110 line items of proteins, prepared foods, and dairy with a prior-year baseline of $32,226.36; the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases' IFB BID052266 for Grocery Items supporting the Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services (due June 30, 2026), encompassing 1,100+ line items with Buy American and Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act compliance; and the Douglas County School System's RFP 26-003 for Food Supply and Distribution Services (due February 18, 2026), seeking a main-line distributor for approximately 32,000 meals daily across 32 schools with an estimated $9,000,000 annual spend. Contract terms typically run July 1 through June 30 annually, with renewal options of one to four additional years. Frozen fruit items are subject to strict delivery temperature requirements (typically not exceeding 10 degrees Fahrenheit), minimum shelf-life guarantees (three to six months), HACCP compliance, food recall procedures, and domestic sourcing preferences under Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed products where applicable.