UNSPSC 50305455: Tientsin pears

The variety of pears known as tientsin pears

UNSPSC 50305455 Tientsin pears is a Commodity code that in practice spans fresh produce supply to institutional food-service operations — including correctional facilities, mental health centers, school districts, and senior centers — rather than the narrow category name suggests. State and local buyers solicit fresh produce under this code as part of larger meal-service contracts that encompass multiple fruit and vegetable line items alongside proteins, dairy, and prepared foods. The issuing bodies include state departments of corrections and mental health, county and independent school districts, municipal parks departments, and Head Start organizations. Texas leads recent activity, with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice conducting multiple fresh-produce solicitations across regional food warehouses; other activity clusters in Georgia (school nutrition programs across multiple districts) and Illinois (state mental health and corrections facilities). School districts dominate the buyer base, soliciting produce for National School Lunch Program compliance; detention and mental health facilities solicit under smaller procurement vehicles. No single incumbent or repeat vendor pattern emerges from the posted opportunities.

Recent representative solicitations include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's solicitation for fresh fruit and vegetables to Palestine, Texas (IFB IW267376, due October 19, 2026) and to the Snyder Food Warehouse (IFB IW267420, due October 14, 2026), both requiring electronic submission via the TDCJ Procurement Portal; Hancock County Board of Education's bid for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items for the 2026–27 school year (IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026); Bartow County School System's request for local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles (RFP 10-2026-019, due June 22, 2026); and the Illinois Department of Mental Health's Madden Mental Health Center weekly-delivery contract for approximately 39 produce line items through June 30, 2027 (small purchase, due August 14, 2026). Buy American requirements (minimum 51–100% domestic content) and HACCP plans are standard compliance obligations; school districts frequently apply local-sourcing preferences and organic pricing adjustments. Contracts typically run twelve months with optional renewal terms, and pricing remains firm for the contract period unless tied to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service or Consumer Price Index indices.