UNSPSC 50345437: Frozen red bartlett pears

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

UNSPSC 50345437 Frozen red bartlett pears is a Commodity code that covers frozen fruit products purchased by state and local governments for institutional food service, school nutrition programs, and public facility operations. State and local buyers under this code procure frozen produce as a component of broader grocery and food supply contracts, typically bundled with other frozen fruits, vegetables, proteins, and staple items rather than as standalone line items. Recent solicitations show frozen fruit appearing within larger food service procurements: the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's statewide supplemental food and consumable products bids (210 line items spanning frozen specialty foods and produce), school district grocery procurement across Georgia, Missouri, Florida, and Connecticut (spanning 300–1,100 food items including frozen produce), and the Oregon Department of Corrections' procurement of frozen berries (40,000 pounds of unsweetened IQF berries in mixed varieties). Issuing bodies include state departments of health and human services operating state hospitals and supported living centers, county and municipal school districts serving child nutrition programs, Head Start child care agencies, and county detention facilities. Georgia school districts appear as repeat buyers in recent activity, with Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, Bulloch County Board of Education, Henry County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and the Douglas County School System all issuing produce-inclusive food procurements between January and June 2026.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Florida, Missouri, Connecticut, Oregon, and California, with Texas HHSC issuing multiple statewide food service bids and Georgia school systems dominating recent school nutrition procurement. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for frozen fruit berries (posted April 9, 2026, due April 23, 2026, 40,000 pounds estimated at $0.89 per pound historically), Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce IFB for the 2026–27 school year (posted June 10, 2026, due June 26, 2026, over 200 line items including produce varieties across three school locations), and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's supplemental food and consumable products IFB for state hospitals and supported living centers statewide (posted February 26, 2026, updated as of May 19, 2026, 210 line items with maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years). Frozen produce contracts typically require firm fixed pricing for the initial contract term, HACCP plan compliance, food recall procedures, Buy American provision adherence (51 percent domestic agricultural content for processed products), and delivery within specified temperature and shelf-life windows. Payment terms generally run Net 30 to Net 45 days, with contracts spanning one to five years including optional renewal periods.