UNSPSC 50305448: Stark crimson pears

The variety of pears known as stark crimson pears

UNSPSC 50305448 Stark crimson pears, a Commodity code, describes fresh produce supply contracts that state and local governments procure for institutional food service operations, including correctional facilities, mental health centers, schools, senior centers, and parks. Recent solicitations show the code captures a broader range of fresh fruit and vegetable supply work than the nominal code name suggests—Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) has posted multiple RFQs for mixed fresh fruit and vegetable deliveries to prison food warehouses, Illinois Department of Corrections requested fresh produce bi-weekly deliveries to a treatment center under a small-business set-aside, and school districts across Georgia, Mississippi, and Wisconsin have issued RFBs for fresh produce, specialized items (petite bananas, ready-to-eat fruit and vegetable snacks), and local-sourced produce. The issuing-body mix reflects institutional food-service demand: state corrections and mental-health departments, county school districts, city boards of education, and public housing authorities dominate the recent activity. City and county senior-services divisions also pursue fresh-produce contracts for congregate meal programs and produce-box distribution at senior centers.

Activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin, Mississippi, Connecticut, and Florida, with Texas and Georgia showing the heaviest recent volume. Representative opportunities include TDCJ's fresh fruit and vegetable solicitations (IW267376 for Palestine, Texas; IW267420 for Snyder Food Warehouse; and IW267411 for Wynne Food Warehouse, Huntsville, all with October 2026 response deadlines), Illinois Department of Mental Health's fresh fruits and vegetables small purchase for Madden Mental Health Center (due August 14, 2026), Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB for petite bananas (RFB 4162, due July 29, 2026, estimated contract value $78,000) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026), DeSoto County School District Mississippi fresh produce distribution (bid due June 22, 2026, covering 41 school sites on a cost-plus-fee basis), and Hancock County Board of Education Georgia's fresh produce solicitation (IFB SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026, covering 200+ line items including multiple apple and berry varieties). Contracts typically span nine to twelve months and carry Buy American requirements, HACCP certification mandates, insurance minimums ($500,000 to $1 million general liability), and in school settings, compliance with USDA National School Lunch Program nutrition standards and whole-grain requirements.