UNSPSC 50305450: Summer gold pears

The variety of pears known as summer gold pears

UNSPSC 50305450 Summer gold pears is a Commodity code. State and local governments buy fresh produce—primarily fresh fruits and vegetables, often in bulk or case quantities—for school nutrition programs, correctional and mental health facility food services, senior centers, child care programs, and regional park concessions under this code. The buying mix spans school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Early County, Bartow County, DeSoto County), state corrections and mental health departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), city and county human services agencies (San Antonio Parks & Recreation, Collier County), and specialized food-service operators (Head Start, Marion Health Care Coalition). State departments of criminal justice dominate the recent activity, with multiple concurrent solicitations for fresh fruit and vegetable supply to prison food warehouses and facilities across Texas and Illinois. Correctional and institutional food services account for the largest volume of recent solicitations by issuing-body count, followed closely by school districts procuring produce for both regular meal programs and dedicated fresh-fruit-and-vegetable initiatives under USDA funding.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Florida, with secondary activity in Connecticut, Mississippi, and Arizona. Texas leads with four active solicitations from TDCJ alone (Palestine, Snyder, Wynne food warehouses, and Joliet Treatment Center), while Georgia school districts (Bryan County, Dougherty County, Hancock County, Bartow County, Early County) represent the second-largest concentration. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice soliciting fresh fruit and vegetables for delivery to the Palestine facility (RFQ IW267376, due October 19, 2026) and the Wynne Food Warehouse in Huntsville (IFB IW267411, due October 14, 2026); the Illinois Department of Corrections requesting produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center under small-business set-aside (RFQ 27426DOCJOLIEB53849, due September 3, 2026); Madison Metropolitan School District bidding petite bananas at an estimated contract value of $78,000 for school year 2026–2027 (RFB 4162, due July 29, 2026); and Bartow County School System procuring local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles (RFP 10-2026-019, due June 22, 2026). Buy American provisions appear standard across school nutrition contracts, and local-sourcing preferences are emerging in Bartow County and Madison procurement.