UNSPSC 50202602: Pear juice

UNSPSC 50202602 Pear juice is a Commodity code tracking juices and beverage products that state and local governments procure to support institutional food service programs — primarily school nutrition operations, correctional facilities, and health and human services agencies. Recent solicitations show pear juice competing within a broader category of fruit juices (orange, apple, grape, mixed fruit) supplied as part of comprehensive food and beverage contracts for child nutrition, adult care, and institutional meal programs. The code sees activity across multiple issuing-body types, including school districts (both individual districts and multi-district cooperatives), state departments of health and human services, county boards of education, city governments, and correctional facilities. School districts and school nutrition programs dominate the recent opportunity set, with procurement vehicles ranging from individual RFPs and IFBs to cooperative purchasing arrangements that pool demand across multiple districts.

Activity is concentrated in the South and Mid-Atlantic regions, with recent solicitations posted by issuing bodies in Texas, Georgia, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Missouri. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's statewide IFB HHS0017418 (posted June 22, 2026, due July 15, 2026) for dairy products and juices to serve state hospitals and state-supported living centers across Texas, with an estimated $1.6 million annual value; the City of Edinburg, Texas RFP 2026-017 (posted July 16, 2026, due August 4, 2026) for CACFP meal program beverages and food items to serve 400 children daily, including 100% fruit juice; and the Pinellas County School District's bid for Milk, Dairy & Juice Products (posted May 13, 2026, due June 11, 2026) to supply 117 district facilities over two years with an estimated contract value of $22.5 million. All three solicitations emphasize compliance with federal Buy American provisions, HACCP food safety standards, and nutritional requirements under the Child Nutrition Act or equivalent state standards, with pear juice typically specified as a component of a diversified juice product line rather than as a standalone item.