UNSPSC 50305404: Bartlett pears

The variety of pears known as bartlett pears

UNSPSC 50305404 Bartlett pears, a Commodity code, covers fresh fruit supply and delivery to state and local institutions, including correctional facilities, mental health centers, schools, senior centers, and healthcare coalitions. State and local governments use this code to procure fresh produce — both as single-item purchases of specific fruits like petite bananas or Bartlett pears and as part of broader grocery or produce categories supporting institutional food service. The issuing bodies span state departments of corrections and mental health, county and city school nutrition programs, county boards of education, municipal human services divisions, and independent healthcare provider networks. Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple produce solicitations in recent weeks (Palestine and Snyder facilities), indicating sustained demand from correctional food warehouses. School districts dominate activity: Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Bryan County Schools (Georgia), Early County Board of Education (Georgia), and Dougherty County Board of Education (Georgia) have all issued RFBs for fresh produce in the past six months. Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health have solicited fresh produce under small-purchase procurement. Institutional food-service contractors such as Head Start of Greater Dallas are also active buyers.

Geographic activity concentrates in the South and Midwest, with Georgia school districts appearing most frequently in recent postings. Texas correctional facilities, Wisconsin school districts, Illinois state facilities, and Mississippi and Georgia school nutrition programs represent secondary activity centers. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicitation IW267376 for fresh fruit and vegetable supply to the Palestine facility (due October 19, 2026), the Illinois Department of Corrections' Joliet Treatment Center fresh produce RFQ under small-business set-aside (due September 3, 2026, requiring bi-weekly deliveries of specified items including onions, peppers, cucumbers, and other produce meeting USDA criteria), Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles and within Wisconsin with 5% diverse-owned-business preference (due July 29, 2026, for approximately 5,900 weekly servings), and Bartow County School System's RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables from farms within 400 miles (proposal deadline June 22, 2026). Solicitation terms typically require F.O.B. Destination pricing with no separate fuel surcharges, firm pricing for contract periods ranging from one to three years, compliance with Buy American provisions where applicable, HACCP plans, general liability and workers' compensation insurance, and monthly or bi-weekly delivery schedules to central warehouses or school sites.