UNSPSC 50305413: Crimson red pears

The variety of pears known as crimson red pears

UNSPSC 50305413 Crimson red pears is a Commodity code that captures state and local government procurement of fresh produce for institutional food service, though the recent solicitation record shows minimal direct activity for this specific item and more broadly reflects demand for general fresh fruit and vegetable supply across corrections, education, senior services, and child nutrition programs. State and local issuing bodies procuring under this code span state departments of corrections and mental health, school districts, county boards of education, city senior services divisions, and child care programs, with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Madison Metropolitan School District, school nutrition programs in Georgia counties (Hancock, Dougherty, Early, Bryan), and Illinois corrections and mental health facilities appearing multiple times. Work actually being solicited includes weekly or bi-weekly produce delivery to institutional kitchens and food warehouses, ready-to-eat processed fruit and vegetable snacks for school children, fresh fruit boxes for senior center distribution, and bulk commodity produce for child nutrition programs — all bound by USDA nutrition standards, food safety compliance, delivery schedules, and temperature-control requirements.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, and Wisconsin, with school districts and state corrections departments the primary repeat buyers. Representative solicitations include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice requesting fresh fruit and vegetables for food warehouses at Palestine and Snyder with responses due October 19 and October 14, 2026 respectively (IFB/RFQ format); Madison Metropolitan School District bidding petite bananas at estimated annual value of $78,000 for September 2026–June 2027 and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks with a geographic preference for Wisconsin-sourced produce (RFB 4162 and 4163, bids due July 29, 2026); Hancock County Board of Education requesting bids on over 200 produce line items with delivery to three school sites for July 2026–June 2027 (IFB, bids due June 26, 2026); and Bartow County School System seeking local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles for the 2026–2027 school year (RFP 10-2026-019, proposals due June 22, 2026). Illinois Department of Corrections at Joliet Treatment Center issued a small-business-set-aside quote request for bi-weekly fresh produce delivery with prevailing wage compliance under Cook County rates (quotes due September 3, 2026). Buy American provisions and domestic-sourcing preferences appear across school district and state agency solicitations; local-vendor and diverse-ownership preferences are common in Georgia school procurement and some Texas and Florida municipal programs.