UNSPSC 50345438: Frozen red d'anjou pears

The variety of pears known as red d'anjou pears that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50345438 Frozen red d'anjou pears is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure frozen fruit under this code primarily through institutional food service contracts—cafeteria supply for school districts, state facility operations, and correctional institutions. Recent solicitations show buyers treating frozen fruit as a line item within larger grocery or produce aggregations rather than as a standalone commodity. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission, for example, embedded frozen pears in statewide contracts for state hospitals and supported living centers; school districts from Hancock County (Georgia) to Rockwood R-VI (Missouri) source frozen produce as part of comprehensive nutrition program procurement. The issuing bodies span state departments (Texas HHS, Georgia, New Jersey), county school districts (Hancock, Douglas, Henry, Bulloch, Savannah-Chatham, Fulton), municipal school systems (City Schools of Decatur, Bridgeport Board of Education), and regional cooperative purchasing groups (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia districts). School nutrition procurement dominates the activity, driven by USDA reimbursement programs (National School Lunch, School Breakfast, Child and Adult Care Food Program, Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program); state facility food service (hospitals, supported living centers, correctional facilities) accounts for secondary volume.

Activity concentrates in the Southeast—Georgia, Texas, and the Carolinas see the densest solicitation frequency—with active procurement also in Missouri, Connecticut, California, Oregon, and Florida. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017660 (Big Spring State Hospital groceries, due July 27, 2026, baseline prior-year spend $32,226.36), the Hancock County Board of Education fresh-produce IFB with over 200 line items including specialty fruits (due June 26, 2026), and the Douglas County School System RFP for fresh produce and eggs across 30 Georgia districts under the GEC cooperative (due March 4, 2026, estimated combined annual spend $5.5 million). Contracts typically run twelve months with renewal options; pricing is firm for the initial period with adjustments tied to USDA market reports or CPI. Buy American provisions requiring domestic agricultural content (often 51% for processed items) and HACCP compliance appear in most school nutrition solicitations. Evaluation favors lowest responsive bid, with awards made to single or multiple vendors line-item-by-line-item. No specific frozen d'anjou pear solicitations appear in the recent records; the code shows activity only when pears are bundled into broader frozen-fruit or comprehensive grocery categories within larger nutrition contracts.