UNSPSC 50355421: Frozen organic hosui pears

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

UNSPSC 50355421 Frozen organic hosui pears is a Commodity code that nominally describes a single produce item, yet the recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code show little alignment with the code's narrow product scope. The recent opportunities span comprehensive grocery procurement for school nutrition programs—encompassing hundreds of line items across frozen foods, fresh produce, dairy, meats, grains, condiments, and non-food supplies—rather than frozen hosui pears specifically. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and boards of education across multiple states, with one city education department and one state-level food procurement. These jurisdictions procure annually for National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program compliance, with contract cycles typically running July 1 through June 30 and renewal options spanning one to four additional years. Procurement notices take the form of IFBs and RFPs, with sealed-bid submissions and detailed compliance requirements including HACCP plans, Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed products), liability insurance ranging from $500,000 to $2,000,000, E-Verify authorization, and food safety certifications.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Missouri, with secondary activity in Connecticut. Representative solicitations include the Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut) seeking 1,100+ line items of grocery products through IFB with bids due June 30, 2026; Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) requesting 200+ line items of fresh produce under IFB with bids due June 26, 2026; Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) soliciting 900+ line items across child nutrition categories with electronic bids due April 29, 2026; and Douglas County School System (Georgia) issuing RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs across 30 school districts with an estimated annual spend of $5.5 million and proposals due March 4, 2026. The code shows no specific recent procurement activity matching frozen hosui pears as a discrete line item or vendor offering; the tagging appears to reflect a classification mismatch between the code's product specificity and the actual scope of state and local school nutrition procurement.