UNSPSC 50305403: Asian pears

The variety of pears known as asian pears

UNSPSC 50305403 Asian pears is a Commodity code that describes fresh produce supply and delivery to institutional food service operations, including correctional facilities, schools, senior centers, mental health centers, and regional parks. Recent state and local solicitations under this code reflect demand for bulk fresh fruit and vegetable procurement tied to child nutrition programs, inmate feeding, senior services, and hospital dietary operations. Texas Department of Criminal Justice has issued multiple produce solicitations for its food warehouses serving correctional facilities (Snyder, Wynne, and Palestine locations). Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health, school districts in Wisconsin, Georgia, and Mississippi, and municipal parks and recreation departments routinely solicit fresh produce and vegetable supply contracts. The work involves weekly or bi-weekly delivery of specified produce items meeting USDA quality and food safety standards, compliance with prevailing wage and Buy American requirements where applicable, temperature-controlled transport, product traceability documentation, and variable order volumes based on institutional meal counts and seasonal availability. Issuers include state corrections and mental health departments, county and municipal school boards, senior services divisions, and regional food service coalitions.

Recent activity concentrates heavily in Georgia, Texas, Illinois, Wisconsin, Mississippi, and Connecticut. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice requesting fresh fruit and vegetables for Palestine (IW267376, due October 19, 2026) and Snyder (IW267420, due October 14, 2026) food warehouses; Madison Metropolitan School District seeking petite bananas (RFB 4162, due July 29, 2026) with an estimated annual contract value of $78,000 and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026) sourced within 400 miles of Madison; Illinois Department of Mental Health requesting fresh fruits and vegetables for Madden Mental Health Center (small purchase, due August 14, 2026) with term through June 30, 2027; DeSoto County School District issuing sealed bids on fresh produce for 41 school sites (due June 22, 2026) under a cost-plus-fee model; and Hancock County Board of Education requesting bids on fresh produce across 200+ line items (due June 26, 2026) for school year 2026-27. Common contract terms run twelve months coinciding with fiscal years or school years, with options for annual renewal. Evaluation typically weights cost at 30–40%, vendor qualifications and experience at 15–25%, product quality and menu variety at 20–35%, and local or diverse-business preference at 5–10 points where applicable.