UNSPSC 50305405: Best ever pears

The variety of pears known as best ever pears

UNSPSC 50305405 Best ever pears is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure fresh produce — primarily fruits and vegetables for institutional meal programs, including school nutrition, corrections facilities, senior services, child care, and mental health centers. Recent solicitations show school districts as dominant buyers, with regional variations including correctional systems in Texas and Illinois, county health and social-service agencies, and municipal park concessions; the work spans bi-weekly and weekly deliveries of specified produce items meeting USDA or facility-specific quality standards, often with domestic-sourcing preferences, temperature and freshness guarantees, traceability documentation, and compliance with food-safety and procurement regulations including prevailing wage where applicable.

School nutrition programs drive the visible activity. Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin issued RFB 4162 for petite bananas (due July 29, 2026) and RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (due July 29, 2026); Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia posted IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce over 200 line items (due June 26, 2026); Bryan County Schools in Georgia solicited fresh produce (due May 27, 2026); and Early County Board of Education in Georgia requested food and non-food products including fresh produce (due June 8, 2026). Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued three separate solicitations for fresh fruit and vegetables — IW267376 for Palestine (due October 19, 2026) and IW267420 and IW267411 for food warehouse supply (due October 14, 2026). Illinois Department of Corrections sought fresh produce for Joliet Treatment Center under a small-business set-aside (due September 3, 2026), and Illinois Department of Mental Health's Madden Mental Health Center requested fresh fruits and vegetables (due August 14, 2026). Collier County Board of County Commissioners in Florida issued an Invitation to Negotiate for North Collier Regional Park concession food services (due March 6, 2025). The City of Edinburg, Texas, requested CACFP meal program supplies including produce (due August 4, 2026). School districts in Georgia (DeSoto County, Bartow County, Dougherty County) and Texas (Bridgeport Board of Education via City of Bridgeport, Head Start of Greater Dallas) represent the geographic concentration, with secondary activity in Florida, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Illinois, and Texas corrections and child-care systems. Most contracts run July through June aligned to school years, with annual values ranging from $78,000 estimated (Madison Metropolitan petite bananas) to $969,460.94 total estimated (Head Start of Greater Dallas grocery procurement). Local-vendor preferences, Buy American provisions requiring domestic sourcing or 51-percent domestic ingredients, and small-business or diverse-owned business evaluations appear in nearly all school and institutional solicitations; prevailing wage certification is required in Illinois and applicable in Connecticut.