UNSPSC 50345429: Frozen merton pride pears

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

UNSPSC 50345429 Frozen merton pride pears (Commodity) does not reflect a significant line of state and local procurement activity in the recent opportunities data. The code nominally describes a specialty frozen fruit product, yet the recent solicitations tagged under this code span a much broader food-service procurement landscape dominated by institutional grocery, school nutrition, and food-distribution contracts that include frozen fruits as minor line items within comprehensive food-supply bids, not as standalone procurements. The opportunities show state and local agencies, school districts, and correctional facilities acquiring frozen and fresh produce as part of all-inclusive food-service supplier relationships rather than sourcing this commodity in isolation.

The issuing bodies span Texas Health and Human Services Commission state hospital and supported living center operations, multiple Georgia school districts (Fulton County Schools, Early County Board of Education, Henry County Schools, Bulloch County Board of Education, Douglas County School System), Connecticut and Missouri school boards, Head Start of Greater Dallas, Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa, Oregon Department of Corrections, Hancock County Board of Education in Mississippi, and Santa Clara County Office of the Sheriff. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas (three HHSC facility procurements), Georgia (six school district opportunities), with secondary activity in Florida, Connecticut, Missouri, Oregon, Mississippi, and California. Representative recent procurements include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017660 for FY27 groceries at Big Spring State Hospital (due July 27, 2026), requesting bids on approximately 110 line items spanning proteins, prepared foods, dairy, pantry staples, and beverages with a prior-year historical spend of $32,226.36; the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases IFB BID052266 for over 1,100 grocery line items for the Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services (due June 30, 2026), emphasizing Buy American compliance and HHFKA nutrition standards; and the Douglas County School System RFP 26-003 for Food Supply and Distribution Services (due February 18, 2026), seeking a main-line distributor to supply approximately 32,000 meals daily across 32 schools with estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9,000,000. The Commodity code itself appears to be a misfiled or legacy classification that does not align with current state and local procurement patterns for frozen specialty fruits.