UNSPSC 50345458: Frozen williams bon chretien pears

The variety of pears known as williams bon chretien pears that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50345458 Frozen williams bon chretien pears is a Commodity code representing a single produce line item. State and local governments purchase this item primarily through school nutrition programs, state facility food service operations, and public agency cafeteria supply contracts. Recent solicitations show this code embedded within broad grocery and food-service procurement efforts rather than as a standalone specialty item. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission, school districts, and county boards of education are the principal issuing bodies sourcing frozen pears alongside dozens of other frozen produce varieties, proteins, dairy, and pantry staples in consolidated food-service contracts. These jurisdictions typically bundle frozen pear procurement into larger supplemental food, grocery, or produce bid packages aimed at feeding student populations, state hospital residents, and correctional facility inmates.

Recent activity concentrates heavily in Texas, Georgia, and select other states with large school district systems and state healthcare facilities. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted multiple IFBs (HHS0017660, HHS0017449, HHS0016792) for supplemental food and consumables spanning state hospitals and supported living centers statewide, with response dates in June and July 2026. Georgia school districts—including Hancock County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Bulloch County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, and Henry County Schools—have issued numerous grocery and produce IFBs with submission deadlines between June and May 2026. These school district solicitations typically specify 200+ line items of fresh and frozen produce with annual contract values ranging from several hundred thousand to several million dollars. Frozen pears would appear as one commodity within such line-item arrays, competing on unit price, quality, and vendor capability to meet delivery and specification requirements within the broader evaluation framework used for best-value award decisions.