UNSPSC 50355416: Frozen organic early pears

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

UNSPSC 50355416 Frozen organic early pears is a Commodity code that represents a narrow product line within fresh and frozen produce procurement, but the recent state and local solicitations under this code show it capturing a much broader scope of food purchases by school districts, county governments, and state agencies. State and local governments buying under this code are soliciting shelf-stable and fresh produce items for school nutrition programs, senior services, and general institutional food service — including frozen fruits and vegetables, fresh produce of multiple varieties, canned goods, meats, dairy, and related food service supplies. The issuing bodies are predominantly school district nutrition departments (Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, Bridgeport Board of Education) and county or state social-services agencies (Gwinnett County Department of Community Services, State of Georgia). School districts represent the dominant buyer type, with most solicitations tied to National School Lunch Program compliance and USDA Buy American provisions requiring minimum domestic agricultural content.

Recent activity spans Georgia and Connecticut, with Georgia school districts and county agencies posting multiple fresh produce and multi-item food RFQs and IFBs between May and October 2026. Hancock County Board of Education issued an IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items with a June 26, 2026 close; Early County Board of Education posted a line-by-line food and non-food bid closing June 8, 2026; Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners requested informal written quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items (peanut butter, jelly, canned proteins, rice, pasta, sauces, soups, vegetables) with quotes due October 19, 2026; and the State of Georgia posted a broad food-supplies solicitation closing June 22, 2026. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases solicited over 1,100 grocery line items on behalf of the Bridgeport Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services Department with electronic bids due June 30, 2026. School nutrition contracts typically run July 1 through June 30 of the following year, require firm pricing with no separate fuel surcharges, mandate HACCP plans and E-Verify compliance, and award to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder or split across multiple vendors at the buyer's discretion.