UNSPSC 50345445: Frozen seckel pears

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

UNSPSC 50345445 Frozen seckel pears (Commodity) represents a narrow product line within fresh and processed fruit procurement, but state and local governments purchase frozen pears as components of broader food service contracts rather than as standalone line items. Recent solicitations show frozen pears tagged under this code appearing only incidentally within larger grocery and produce bundles serving institutional food programs—school nutrition, state hospital kitchens, correctional facilities, and child care centers. The mix of issuing bodies acquiring food under related codes spans state departments of health and human services, county school boards, municipal school districts, and specialized institutions such as correctional facilities and Head Start programs. Repeat buyers include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (which issued multiple solicitations for supplemental food and consumables for state hospitals and supported living centers), Georgia school districts (Hancock County, Early County, Bulloch County, Decatur, and others), and county school systems serving thousands of students across dozens of facilities.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Connecticut, Florida, New Jersey, California, and Oregon, with particularly dense recent solicitation activity in Texas and Georgia. Recent representative opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017660 (July 27, 2026 deadline) for groceries including frozen produce for Big Spring State Hospital, the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-003 (February 18, 2026 deadline) for food supply and distribution across 32 schools with approximately $9 million annual value, and the Head Start of Greater Dallas IFB 26-GP (June 24, 2026 deadline) for frozen foods and produce totaling approximately $969,460.94 in estimated annual value. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued ITB S2910000016590 (April 23, 2026 deadline) for frozen fruit berries at approximately 40,000 pounds. Frozen pears as a specific commodity show minimal direct solicitation activity; the code appears primarily as a catch-all classification within broader food procurement categories where school nutrition programs, state hospitals, and correctional facilities source multiple frozen fruit and vegetable items on a contract basis. No recent opportunities identified frozen seckel pears specifically as a primary procurement line.