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 is a Commodity code that nominally covers a specific produce item, but the recent state and local solicitations tagged with this code show no direct purchasing activity for frozen organic perry pears. Instead, the opportunities reflect broad school nutrition procurement spanning comprehensive grocery and produce inventories. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and school boards — including the Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Early County Board of Education (Georgia), City Schools of Decatur (Georgia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), and Douglas County School System (Georgia serving 30 districts through the GEC Buying Cooperative) — supplemented by the State of Georgia purchasing office. These solicitations collectively reflect standard school nutrition program procurement under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program, with vendors supplying frozen foods, fresh produce, dairy, proteins, grains, and nonperishable grocery staples meeting USDA nutrition standards, Buy American domestic-content requirements (minimum 51 percent), HACCP food safety plans, and whole-grain or low-sodium specifications.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Missouri, with additional solicitation activity in Connecticut. Representative opportunities include the City of Bridgeport's IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items (due June 30, 2026), Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce spanning 200+ items including multiple apple and berry varieties (due June 26, 2026), Early County Board of Education's line-by-line food and non-food bid for 300+ items supporting the National School Lunch Program (due June 8, 2026), City Schools of Decatur's IFB for frozen foods and groceries for ten school sites (due May 15, 2026), Rockwood R-VI School District's electronic bid for over 900 grocery line items (due April 29, 2026), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System's fresh produce contract for 60 school sites with 72 produce items (due April 23, 2026), and the Douglas County School System's RFP through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 districts with approximately $5.5 million combined annual estimated expenditure (due March 4, 2026). This code shows little relevant recent activity tied to frozen organic perry pears specifically; the tagging appears to reflect a misalignment between the narrow commodity definition and the broad food-service procurement actually being solicited.