UNSPSC 50305401: Abate fetel pears

The variety of pears known as abate fetel pears

UNSPSC 50305401 Abate Fetel Pears is a Commodity code encompassing fresh pear sourcing and delivery into institutional food-service operations, though recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows little focus on pears specifically. Instead, the opportunities tagged to this code overwhelmingly solicit broad fresh produce supply—fruits and vegetables for school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, mental-health centers, senior services, child-care facilities, and regional parks. Representative solicitations include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice fresh fruit and vegetable contracts for Palestine and Snyder warehouses (RFPs due October 2026), the Illinois Department of Mental Health's fresh fruits and vegetables supply contract for Madden Mental Health Center (small purchase, August 2026), and multiple school district produce bids spanning Georgia, Mississippi, Wisconsin, and Connecticut. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and state agencies running food-service operations for institutional populations—correctional, healthcare, education, and senior-care settings. A smaller number of municipal and county parks departments and child-care organizations also procure under this code.

Activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Connecticut, with additional solicitations from Mississippi, Florida, and other states. Recent school nutrition contracts emphasize local sourcing (within 400 miles in Wisconsin and Georgia), seasonal variety, and compliance with USDA nutrition standards and Buy American provisions. Institutional buyers—particularly Texas Department of Criminal Justice, school districts, and state health agencies—issue repeated solicitations for standing produce supply contracts running one to three years. Notable recent examples include Madison Metropolitan School District's petite banana bid (RFB 4162, 70–90 cases weekly, $78,000 estimated annual value, due July 2026) and Collier County's food-services RFP for North Collier Regional Park (ITN, local-vendor preference, three-year term with renewals, response date March 2025). The Commodity code itself does not align with current procurement framing—vendors pursuing opportunities tagged here should expect to bid on broad produce assortments rather than pears as a line item.