UNSPSC 50345456: Frozen tosca pears

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

UNSPSC 50345456 Frozen tosca pears (Commodity) shows limited concrete alignment with the code's nominal scope across recent state and local activity. The source contains no recent solicitations specifically for frozen tosca pears or even frozen pears generally. Instead, the opportunities logged under this code span broad grocery procurement for institutional food service — state hospitals, school nutrition programs, child care facilities, and corrections departments — encompassing frozen vegetables, frozen novelties, dried fruits, fresh produce, eggs, and comprehensive food supply contracts. The issuing bodies are primarily school districts (Hancock County Board of Education, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Fulton County Schools, Henry County Schools, Early County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur, Rockwood R-VI School District, and Hillsborough County Public Schools), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, New Jersey Department of Human Services, Georgia State purchasing), counties (Santa Clara County, Douglas County School System), municipalities (City of Bridgeport), and nonprofit child care providers (Head Start of Greater Dallas). The geographic spread concentrates in Georgia, Texas, Florida, and California, with additional activity in Oregon, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Missouri, reflecting nationwide school nutrition and institutional food service procurement.

Representative recent opportunities illustrate the mismatch between the code's nominal specification and actual buying activity. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted IFB HHS0017660 on July 13, 2026 (due July 27) for approximately 110 line items of groceries spanning proteins, prepared foods, dairy, beverages, and food service packaging for Big Spring State Hospital, with historical spend of $32,226.36 annually. Head Start of Greater Dallas, Inc. solicited IFB 26-GP in June 2026 for approximately 32,409 cases of frozen foods, produce, and meat products for child care programs serving ages 6 weeks to 5 years, valued at $969,460.94 and emphasizing small- and minority-owned enterprise participation. The City of Bridgeport posted BNB052266 on June 30, 2026 (due same day) for over 1,100 line items of breakfast items, cereals, baked goods, frozen products, condiments, vegetables, fruits, dairy, snack items, beverages, and meats for school lunch service, subject to Buy American provisions and Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards. Hancock County Board of Education issued IFB SN002-2027 with bids due June 26, 2026 for over 200 line items of fresh produce spanning multiple apple varieties, berries, cruciferous and root vegetables, melons, and specialty fruits across three school delivery sites. The code exhibits no recent activity specifically targeting frozen tosca pears or pear procurement in isolation, suggesting either misclassification of the code or dormancy in dedicated pear supply procurement under state and local vehicles.