UNSPSC 50305417: Emperor brown pears

The variety of pears known as emperor brown pears

UNSPSC 50305417 Emperor brown pears is a Commodity code covering fresh pear supply to institutional food service operations. State and local procurement under this code focuses on bulk produce delivery to correctional facilities, mental health centers, school districts, senior services programs, and other public institutional kitchens. The code encompasses fresh fruit procurement as part of broader food-service contracting, where pears are typically one line item within larger fresh-produce solicitations rather than standalone commodities. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections and mental health, county and municipal school districts, regional health coalitions, and city and county social services divisions. Work solicited ranges from bi-weekly or weekly produce deliveries to fixed-fee plus cost-reimbursable supply arrangements, with vendors responsible for quality assurance, temperature control, damage replacement, and compliance with USDA grading standards and institutional food-safety regulations.

Recent activity clusters heavily in Texas, Illinois, Georgia, Wisconsin, and Florida, driven by school nutrition programs and state institutional facilities. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple fresh-produce RFQs for food warehouse supply (IW267376 Palestine, IW267420 Snyder, IW267411 Wynne), with response dates in October 2026. Illinois Department of Corrections solicited fresh-produce quotes for Joliet Treatment Center (RFQ 27426DOCJOLIEB53849, due September 3, 2026) under small-business set-aside. Georgia school districts—Hancock County (IFB SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026), Bryan County (sealed bid, due May 27, 2026), Dougherty County (sealed bid, due June 16, 2026), and Bartow County (RFP 10-2026-019, due June 22, 2026)—dominate the recent solicitation count, each specifying multi-line fresh-produce procurement with Buy American provisions and domestic-content requirements. Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) issued separate RFBs for petite bananas (RFB 4162, $78,000 annual value) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (RFB 4163, USDA Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program, due July 29, 2026) with Wisconsin-sourcing preferences. Collier County (Florida) issued an Invitation to Negotiate for food services at North Collier Regional Park (ITN 258360, due March 6, 2025) with local-vendor preference worth 10 evaluation points. The code shows sustained activity across institutional and school nutrition programs with strong emphasis on local and domestic sourcing, food-safety compliance, and fixed-fee or cost-plus pricing models.