UNSPSC 50305400: Pears

A fleshy pome fruit that is borne by a tree (genus pyrus, especially p. Communis) of the rose family and is usually larger at the apical end

UNSPSC 50305400 Pears, a Class code, captures fresh fruit supply and delivery to institutional food service operations—primarily correctional facilities, schools, senior centers, mental health facilities, and parks. State and local procurement offices under this code buy fresh pears as part of broader fresh produce contracts supporting meal programs, but the recent opportunities show substantially wider purchasing across apples, bananas, berries, root vegetables, leafy greens, and other produce categories. Issuing bodies span state departments of corrections and mental health, county and city school districts, county parks departments, county health coalitions, cities, and special-purpose food service agencies. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice appears repeatedly across multiple food warehouse locations, and school nutrition programs dominate the recent solicitation volume—particularly in Georgia and Wisconsin. Most opportunities are structured as sealed-bid or RFP procurements with firm fixed pricing or cost-plus-fee models, annual or multi-year terms, and strict delivery windows (typically early morning to mid-day, Monday through Friday). Vendors must comply with Buy American provisions where applicable, maintain temperature-controlled logistics, provide HACCP plans, carry commercial general liability insurance, and often meet food safety certifications and E-Verify enrollment.

Recent opportunities concentrate in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin, Florida, Connecticut, and Mississippi. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has issued multiple RFQs for fresh fruit and vegetable supply to food warehouses in Palestine, Snyder, and Huntsville with October 2026 response dates. Wisconsin's Madison Metropolitan School District issued RFBs for petite bananas (annual value approximately $78,000) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (sourced within 400 miles and Wisconsin-only, with delivery by September 2026) with July 29 bid deadlines. Georgia school districts—including Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Hancock County, and Early County—have issued sealed-bid solicitations for fresh produce spanning multiple line items and delivery locations, with June through early July 2026 response windows. The Illinois Department of Corrections and Illinois Department of Mental Health sought fresh produce supply through small-purchase procurement with August 2026 deadlines. The City of Edinburg, Texas requested proposals for CACFP meal program items including fresh fruits and vegetables for approximately 400 children daily, with local-vendor preference and August 2026 submission. Head Start of Greater Dallas solicited grocery products with total estimated value of $969,460.94 and a June 24, 2026 bid deadline. The Collier County Board of County Commissioners issued an ITN for food services at North Collier Regional Park with March 6, 2025 deadline and local-vendor preference worth 10 evaluation points. No specific opportunities tagged to UNSPSC 50305400 Pears alone are identifiable in the source; the code's recent activity derives from multi-item produce and grocery contracts in which pears appear as one line item among dozens.