UNSPSC 50355437: Frozen organic red bartlett pears

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

UNSPSC 50355437 Frozen organic red bartlett pears is a Commodity code that encompasses specialty frozen fruit products procured by state and local school districts primarily to support child nutrition and school lunch programs. Recent state and local opportunities tagged with this code, however, show little activity directly aligned with frozen organic pears. School districts and state agencies are soliciting broadly across frozen and fresh produce categories—frozen foods, fresh produce, grocery items spanning fruits, vegetables, proteins, and staples—but the opportunities do not isolate frozen organic red bartlett pears as a distinct line item or procurement focus. The solicitations reflect a mix of issuing bodies: independent school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur, Rockwood R-VI School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Douglas County School System), state agencies (Georgia), and school system cooperative purchasing vehicles (GEC Buying Cooperative). These jurisdictions are procuring food service items under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program, with strict compliance requirements including Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content for processed products), HACCP plans, food safety certifications, and nutritional standards including whole-grain and low-sodium specifications.

Geographic concentration appears centered in Georgia, with recent opportunities from Hancock County, Decatur, Savannah-Chatham County, and Douglas County, along with Missouri (Rockwood School District), Connecticut (City of Bridgeport), and a statewide Georgia solicitation. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases' solicitation for over 1,100 grocery line items (IFB BNB052266, due June 30, 2026), Hancock County Board of Education's fresh-produce RFP spanning over 200 line items including apples, berries, and leafy greens (IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026), and the Douglas County School System's RFP for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 districts across Georgia with estimated annual spend of $4.4 to $1.1 million by geographic area (SN 26-004, due March 4, 2026). No recent solicitations explicitly name frozen organic red bartlett pears as a requirement, suggesting the code designation may reflect prior taxonomic tagging that does not align with current procurement patterns.