UNSPSC 50305406: Beth pears

The variety of pears known as beth pears

UNSPSC 50305406 Beth pears, a Commodity code, represents fresh produce supply to institutional foodservice operations—primarily correctional facilities, mental-health centers, school districts, and senior services. State and local governments buy narrow, high-volume commodity deliveries of specific produce items under this code, typically on fixed schedules with strict quality and food-safety compliance. Issuing bodies span state departments of corrections and mental health, county and municipal school nutrition programs, regional senior services, and special-purpose health coalitions. Texas Department of Criminal Justice dominates recent activity, posting multiple solicitations for fresh fruit and vegetable delivery to food warehouses serving prison facilities statewide. Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health, school districts across Georgia, Wisconsin, Mississippi, Connecticut, and Texas, and municipal senior services also source under this code. The work involves bi-weekly to weekly commodity delivery, USDA compliance, HACCP plans, temperature-controlled transport, and cost-plus or firm fixed-price contracting with 12-month terms and optional renewals.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, and Wisconsin. Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued three produce solicitations between late September and mid-October 2026 (IFB IW267420 to Snyder Food Warehouse, IFB IW267411 to Wynne Food Warehouse in Huntsville, and RFP IW267376 for Palestine facility), all with response dates in October. Illinois Department of Corrections solicited fresh produce for Joliet Treatment Center under small-business set-aside (IFB 27426DOCJOLIEB53849, due September 3, 2026), specifying bi-weekly delivery of named items with prevailing-wage compliance under Cook County rates. Madison Metropolitan School District posted two RFBs in July 2026—RFB 4162 for petite bananas (estimated $78,000 annual value, 70–90 cases weekly, response due July 29) and RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (5,900 servings weekly, sourced within 400 miles of Madison and within Wisconsin, response due July 29, contingent on federal Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program grant approval). School districts in Georgia, Mississippi, and Connecticut, plus Head Start of Greater Dallas and the City of Edinburg's Child and Adult Care Food Program, also posted produce solicitations through June and July 2026. Collier County Board of County Commissioners issued an Invitation to Negotiate for food services at North Collier Regional Park (due March 6, 2025, with 10-point local-vendor preference). Prevailing-wage, Buy American, and domestic-sourcing requirements appear in many school and state institutional solicitations; small-business and minority/woman-owned certifications carry evaluation weight or set-asides in multiple jurisdictions.