UNSPSC 50305439: Rocha pears

The variety of pears known as rocha pears

UNSPSC 50305439 Rocha pears is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure fresh produce through this code as part of broader food-service supply chains serving institutional meal programs, correctional facilities, mental health centers, school districts, senior services, and child care operations. Recent solicitations show purchasing focuses on fresh fruits and vegetables delivered to food warehouses, central kitchens, and individual facility sites, with emphasis on quality standards, USDA compliance, traceability documentation, and temperature-controlled logistics. Issuing bodies span state departments of corrections and mental health, county and city school districts, county parks departments, municipal senior services, and regional health coalitions. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has emerged as a repeat buyer, posting multiple fresh-produce solicitations for delivery to food warehouses serving correctional institutions.

Activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin, Florida, Connecticut, and Mississippi, with school nutrition programs forming the largest customer segment. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's fresh fruit and vegetable solicitations for Snyder Food Warehouse (IW267420, due October 14, 2026) and Wynne Food Warehouse in Huntsville (IW267411, due October 14, 2026); Madison Metropolitan School District's petite banana bid (RFB 4162, due July 29, 2026, with annual contract value estimated at $78,000); the Illinois Department of Mental Health's weekly fresh produce supply for Madden Mental Health Center (small purchase, due August 14, 2026); and Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce for school nutrition (IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026). Contracts typically run one fiscal year with optional one- to four-year renewal terms. Buy American provisions, HACCP documentation, E-Verify compliance, minimum liability insurance ($500,000 to $1 million), and prevailing-wage requirements appear across most school and state institutional procurements. Local-vendor preferences and diverse-business scoring incentives are common in county and municipal solicitations.