UNSPSC 50355445: Frozen organic seckel pears

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

UNSPSC 50355445 Frozen organic seckel pears is a Commodity code that represents a single produce item within the broader school nutrition and institutional food procurement market. State and local governments procure this product as part of comprehensive frozen fruit and produce contracts supporting the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. The work actually being solicited under the code consists of fresh and frozen produce deliveries — including apples, berries, vegetables, melons, citrus fruits, and other items — to school districts and educational institutions, often bundled with broader grocery and food supply contracts that span hundreds of line items across frozen products, fresh produce, dairy, proteins, and prepared foods. Issuing bodies include school districts (independent and county-based), city and county school systems, and state procurement offices. School districts dominate the recent activity, with multiple Georgia school systems (Douglas County, Early County, Hancock County, Decatur, and Savannah-Chatham County) and systems in Connecticut, Missouri, and Georgia state agencies posting solicitations in the past quarter. These districts typically serve 6,900 to 32,000 meals daily and use cooperative purchasing vehicles such as the GEC Buying Cooperative to aggregate demand across multiple districts.

Recent procurement activity concentrates in Georgia, Connecticut, Missouri, and other mid-Atlantic and southern states. The Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut) posted a grocery items IFB due June 30, 2026, spanning over 1,100 line items including frozen products and produce, with Buy American compliance requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural ingredients and compliance with Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards. The Douglas County School System (Georgia) issued a fresh-produce-and-eggs RFP through the GEC Buying Cooperative due March 4, 2026, covering 72 produce line items across 30 school districts with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One alone. The Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) requested bids on fresh produce for the 2026-27 school year due June 26, 2026, with over 200 line items spanning apple varieties, berries, cruciferous vegetables, and specialty items. Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) solicited grocery items including over 900 line items for the 2026-27 school year due April 29, 2026. Common requirements across opportunities include HACCP plans, 24/7 recall accessibility, Buy American provisions, firm fixed pricing with limited mid-contract adjustment for documented market changes, delivery to multiple school sites Monday through Friday, and compliance with USDA nutrition standards, whole-grain requirements, and low-sodium formulations.