UNSPSC 50355436: Frozen organic perry pears

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

UNSPSC 50355436 Frozen organic perry pears, a Commodity code, describes specialty frozen fruit products that state and local governments procure as part of larger food-supply contracts for schools, senior-services agencies, and institutional foodservice operations. The code sees activity primarily through school-nutrition and county social-services purchasing, where frozen produce appears as one line item among hundreds in broader grocery and fresh-produce solicitations. Recent bids from Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, the City of Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, and the State of Georgia show frozen fruit as a component of multi-category food awards rather than standalone frozen-perry-pear contracts. Issuing bodies across the recent sample include county boards of education (the dominant buyer type), county social-services departments, city school boards, and state procurement offices. Awards typically go to lowest-responsive-and-responsible bidders based on firm fixed pricing with no fuel or freight surcharges, often with the option to split awards across multiple vendors when economically justified.

The recent activity concentrates in Georgia (Gwinnett County, Hancock County, Early County, and the State of Georgia) and Connecticut (City of Bridgeport). Hancock County Board of Education issued an IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items including multiple apple and berry varieties with bids due June 26, 2026; Early County Board of Education solicited approximately 300 food items plus non-food supplies via line-by-line bid due June 8, 2026, both supporting the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners issued an IWQ for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned goods, rice, and pasta with quotes due October 19, 2026. The City of Bridgeport Board of Education posted an electronic bid for over 1,100 grocery line items including frozen products, due June 30, 2026, subject to Buy American provisions requiring at least 51 percent domestic agricultural ingredients and compliance with the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act. Frozen organic perry pears, when present, typically represent a single line item within these large multi-hundred-item contracts and are not separately tracked or highlighted as category-specific opportunities.