UNSPSC 50355410: Frozen organic comice pears

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

UNSPSC 50355410 Frozen organic comice pears is a Commodity code that sits at the lowest tier of the taxonomy. State and local governments buying under this code procure frozen pear products, typically as line items within broader school nutrition and food service contracts that span hundreds of items across breakfast, lunch, and snack programs. The recent solicitations show this code is active primarily in school district food service procurement, where frozen organic comice pears compete with other frozen fruits as part of comprehensive grocery and produce bids. School nutrition departments seek frozen pears to meet whole-grain, low-sodium, and nutrition-standard requirements under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program, often bundled with requirements for printed nutritional information, no added sugars or artificial additives, and USDA compliance including Buy American provisions (minimum 51% domestic agricultural content for processed products). The issuing bodies are exclusively school districts and their central nutrition services—boards of education at the city, county, and regional level—reflecting the concentration of this commodity in child nutrition services rather than broader municipal or state procurement.

Geographic activity centers on Georgia and Connecticut, with representative recent opportunities including the Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce for the 2026-27 school year (sealed bids due June 26, 2026), the City Schools of Decatur's IFB for frozen foods and grocery items (due May 15, 2026), and the Douglas County School System's RFP for fresh produce and eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative, covering 30 school districts across two geographic regions with approximately $4.4 million estimated annual spending for Area One (sealed proposals due March 4, 2026). The Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia also issued grocery and produce bids during the March-April window. All procurement requires firm pricing for the contract period, inclusion of packing and transportation with no separate fuel surcharges, delivery to multiple school sites Monday through Friday within specified hours, compliance with HACCP plans and food recall procedures, and vendor proof of general liability insurance at $1,000,000 per occurrence or higher. No recent solicitations specifically named frozen organic comice pears as a standalone line item; the commodity appears embedded within larger frozen fruit or mixed-produce categories across these school nutrition contracts.