UNSPSC 50305437: Red bartlett pears

The variety of pears known as red bartlett pears

UNSPSC 50305437 Red bartlett pears is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of fresh produce items, including both commodity-specific and broad fresh-fruit sourcing in institutional food service, child nutrition programs, and correctional and healthcare facilities. Recent solicitations show procurement officers using this code to tag fresh-produce supply contracts that often span multiple fruit and vegetable line items beyond red bartlett pears specifically—reflecting how state and local procurement systems tag produce-family buys at the item level even when the underlying work encompasses seasonal mixed-produce supply, delivery, and fulfillment.

State departments, county school districts, county and municipal human services agencies, and correctional institutions dominate the issuing-body mix. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple fresh-produce solicitations (IW267376 for Palestine facility, IW267420 for Snyder Food Warehouse, and IW267411 for Wynne Food Warehouse, all due October 2026), signaling repeat procurement need across facilities. School nutrition programs appear frequently: Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) solicited petite bananas (RFB 4162, due July 29, 2026) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026); Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, and Early County school boards in Georgia; and DeSoto County in Mississippi all posted fresh-produce bids in June 2026. Illinois Department of Mental Health (Madden Mental Health Center) and Illinois Department of Corrections (Joliet Treatment Center) issued small-purchase and set-aside produce contracts in August 2026. Food-service procurement also includes municipal and nonprofit settings: Collier County (Florida) issued an ITN for food services at North Collier Regional Park (due March 6, 2025, with local-vendor preference); the City of San Antonio issued an RFP for produce-market operations at senior centers; and Head Start of Greater Dallas solicited grocery products including produce (IFB 26-GP, sealed bids due June 24, 2026). The City of Bridgeport (Connecticut) and City of Edinburg (Texas) solicited broad grocery and CACFP meal-program items including fresh produce.

Procurement activity concentrates in Georgia (Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Bartow County, Early County school systems; Bridgeport; and one unidentified Georgia entity), Texas (Texas Department of Criminal Justice three facilities; City of San Antonio; Head Start of Greater Dallas; City of Edinburg), Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District), Illinois (Illinois Department of Mental Health, Illinois Department of Corrections), Florida (Collier County), Mississippi (DeSoto County), and Connecticut (City of Bridgeport). Solicitation notice types include RFP (City of San Antonio, Bartow County), RFQ (Texas TDCJ), IFB (Head Start, Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bryan County), ITN (Collier County), and sealed bid (Madison, Hancock, Dougherty, DeSoto, Early County, Bryan County). Representative opportunities: Texas Department of Criminal Justice (IW267376, fresh fruit and vegetables for Palestine facility, due October 19, 2026); Madison Metropolitan School District (RFB 4162, petite bananas at approximately $78,000 annual value, due July 29, 2026); Hancock County Board of Education (fresh produce bid, 200+ line items, due June 26, 2026); and Head Start of Greater Dallas (IFB 26-GP, approximately $969,461 total estimated value across primary, secondary, and tertiary suppliers, sealed bids due June 24, 2026). Buy American provisions and domestic-content preferences appear in school nutrition and agency procurement; local-vendor preferences or geographic sourcing requirements (within 400 miles or state of origin) appear in Bartow County, Madison Metropolitan, Collier County, and other school and municipal contracts. Small-business set-asides are noted in Illinois Department of Corrections (Joliet) and Illinois Department of Mental Health (Madden MHC) procurements.