UNSPSC 50345426: Frozen keiffer pears

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

UNSPSC 50345426 Frozen keiffer pears is a Commodity code. State and local governments procuring under this code buy frozen fruit products for institutional food service—primarily school nutrition programs, state healthcare facilities, and county correctional institutions. Recent solicitations tag frozen fruit alongside broader grocery and food supply contracts rather than as standalone produce procurement, reflecting how frozen specialty fruits integrate into larger meal-preparation and institutional feeding operations.

School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with activity concentrated in Georgia (Hancock County Board of Education, Douglas County School System, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Bulloch County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur, Fulton County Schools, Henry County Schools) and Texas (Hillsborough County Public Schools, Texas Health and Human Services Commission facilities). Texas state agencies—HHSC procuring for state hospitals and state supported living centers—appear as repeat institutional buyers. County correctional facilities (Santa Clara County Department of Correction, Oregon Department of Corrections) and Head Start child nutrition programs also bid frozen fruit. The geographic concentration reflects warm-weather and high-population-density regions with substantial school-district purchasing volume. Recent activity spans February through July 2026, indicating active seasonal procurement cycles aligned with school-year food service contracting. Representative opportunities include the Texas HHSC Supplemental Food & Consumables bids (HHS0016792 and HHS0017449, IFBs with responses in February–July 2026) spanning 210 frozen and fresh food line items for state facilities; Hancock County Board of Education fresh produce bid (June 2026 IFB, over 200 line items including frozen berries); Douglas County School System Food Supply and Distribution Services RFP (February 2026, approximately $9 million annual spend serving 25,500 students); and Oregon Department of Corrections frozen berry procurement (April 2026 ITB, 40,000 pounds unsweetened IQF berries). Most solicitations emphasize Buy American provisions, HACCP compliance, USDA nutrition standards, and firm fixed pricing with limited mid-term adjustment provisions tied to documented commodity-index increases.