UNSPSC 50355459: Frozen organic williams pears

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

UNSPSC 50355459 Frozen organic williams pears is a Commodity code that captures state and local government purchases of specialty frozen fruit products, typically procured as components of bulk food supply contracts rather than as standalone line items. The code sees little direct activity in recent state and local solicitations; frozen pears appear rarely in the bid records, eclipsed by broader fresh and frozen produce categories that school districts, counties, and state agencies source through consolidated food service contracts. When frozen fruit is solicited, it is bundled within multi-hundred-line-item grocery or produce requests that emphasize compliance with National School Lunch Program standards, Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content for processed items), nutrition requirements under the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act, and delivery logistics tied to school meal operations. The issuing bodies driving procurement under related codes are predominantly school district boards of education (Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, Bridgeport Board of Education), county commissioners (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners), and state-level procurement offices (State of Georgia). These jurisdictions source food through a mix of formal bids (IFB, RFP), informal written quotes (IWQ), and cooperative purchasing arrangements, with contract terms typically running July through June to align with the school nutrition calendar.

Recent opportunities posted between May and October 2026 show active procurement across Georgia and Connecticut, with school nutrition supply bids in Hancock County, Early County, and Gwinnett County, Georgia, and a city-level grocery bid from Bridgeport, Connecticut. Representative solicitations include Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce IFB due June 26, 2026, spanning over 200 line items of fresh fruit and vegetables for the 2026–27 school year; Gwinnett County's informal written quote for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable and frozen food items due October 19, 2026; and the City of Bridgeport's bid for over 1,100 grocery line items due June 30, 2026, supporting the Bridgeport Board of Education's food and nutrition programs. These bids require firm pricing for 12-month contract periods, compliance with federal nutrition and Buy American standards, HACCP plans where applicable, and delivery to central warehouses and school sites on fixed schedules. Frozen organic williams pears, if offered, would compete as a specialty frozen-fruit option within such broader produce or grocery bids; no recent solicitation names the commodity specifically.