UNSPSC 50305416: Early pears

The variety of pears known as early pears

UNSPSC 50305416 Early pears is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure fresh produce—apples, bananas, berries, leafy greens, root vegetables, tomatoes, and other fruits and vegetables—under this code for institutional food service operations including correctional facilities, mental health centers, school nutrition programs, senior services, child care facilities, and parks and recreation departments. The work spans supply and delivery of fresh produce meeting USDA quality standards, food-safety compliance, and nutritional requirements set by programs such as the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, and Child and Adult Care Food Program. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections and mental health, county and city school districts, county boards of education, city parks departments, city human services divisions, and regional health coalitions. School districts dominate recent activity, with multiple Georgia school systems (Bryan County, Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bartow County, DeSoto County, Early County) and Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan) posting bids for produce in May through July 2026 to support meal programs across dozens of school sites. Correctional and mental health facilities (Texas Department of Criminal Justice at multiple food warehouses, Illinois Department of Mental Health's Madden Mental Health Center, and Illinois Department of Corrections at Joliet Treatment Center) also represent significant volume buyers posting requests in August through October 2026.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin, Florida, Connecticut, and Mississippi, with school districts and state institutional buyers driving the majority of recent solicitations. Representative opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice requesting fresh fruit and vegetable proposals for food warehouses at Palestine, Snyder, and Wynne with responses due October 14–19, 2026; Madison Metropolitan School District issuing an RFB for petite bananas (70–90 cases weekly, estimated annual value $78,000, contract September 2026–June 2027) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (5,900 servings weekly, local-sourced within Wisconsin and 400 miles of Madison, contract September–November 2026 with optional extensions); Hancock County Board of Education requesting bids on over 200 produce line items for three school locations with delivery July 2026–June 2027; and the City of San Antonio Department of Human Services seeking a contractor to operate produce markets at 12 comprehensive and 3 part-time senior center sites with distribution boxes provided to members. Buy American provisions, prevailing wage requirements, local-vendor preferences, small-business set-asides, and HACCP certification are standard across solicitations; evaluation weights cost heavily (30–40%) alongside product quality, delivery capability, and food-safety compliance. Contracts typically run one year with optional multi-year renewals, pricing on a firm fixed or cost-plus-fee basis, and payment within 30 days of delivery and invoice.