UNSPSC 50345444: Frozen santa maria pears

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

UNSPSC 50345444 Frozen santa maria pears, a Commodity code, does not align with the state and local procurement activity actually being solicited under this code. Recent opportunities tagged to this code span broad grocery and food service procurement—institutional meals for state hospitals and state-supported living centers, school nutrition programs across multiple districts, child care food programs, and detention facility food service—but none of the solicitations explicitly reference frozen Santa Maria pears or pears of any variety as a line item. The code appears to have been applied to opportunities that more accurately reflect comprehensive food provisioning contracts spanning proteins, produce, dairy, pantry staples, beverages, and food service supplies rather than a single frozen fruit commodity. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code include Texas Health and Human Services Commission, county boards of education across Georgia and other states, city school systems, Head Start agencies, and county correction departments. The geographic footprint spans Texas (multiple HHSC facilities), Georgia (Hancock County, Early County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham, Henry County, Fulton County, and Douglas County school systems), Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District), Connecticut (City of Bridgeport), Oregon (Department of Corrections), California (Santa Clara County), and New Jersey (Department of Human Services). Recent representative opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017660 for FY27 groceries at Big Spring State Hospital with bids due July 27, 2026, spanning 110+ line items from proteins and prepared foods to beverages and food service packaging; the City of Bridgeport's IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items for the Bridgeport Board of Education supporting the National School Lunch Program, due June 30, 2026; and Head Start of Greater Dallas's IFB 26-GP for approximately 32,409 cases of frozen foods, produce, and meat products meeting CACFP requirements, with bids due June 24, 2026 and a pre-bid conference held April 16, 2026. The Douglas County School System also issued RFP 26-003 for food supply and distribution services to supply approximately 32,000 meals daily across 32 schools with an estimated annual expenditure of $9,000,000, with proposals due February 18, 2026.

The code's activity is heavily concentrated in school nutrition procurement—a dominant buyer segment across the recent opportunities—with secondary activity in state institutional food service, child care programs, and correction facility food services. Most school district solicitations follow a consistent annual cycle aligned to the July 1 through June 30 fiscal year, with bids typically due in spring months. Issuing bodies range from small rural districts serving single schools to large metro systems spanning 50+ facilities. Pricing structures are predominantly firm fixed-price with limited allowances for cost-of-goods escalation tied to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service reports or CPI indices, and awards typically go to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder or, in some cases, on a line-item basis to multiple vendors. Federal compliance requirements—Buy American provisions requiring 51% domestic agricultural content, HACCP plans, food recall procedures, debarment certifications, and E-Verify authorization—are standard across all solicitations. Vendors must maintain commercial general liability insurance typically in the $500,000 to $2,000,000 range and meet delivery schedules spanning Monday through Friday with specified time windows, often between 6:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Contract terms commonly run one year with optional renewal periods extending up to four additional years. The code shows sustained procurement activity with no identified scarcity of opportunities, making it an active market for food service distribution vendors serving public institutions and schools.