UNSPSC 50305459: Williams pears

The variety of pears known as williams pears

UNSPSC 50305459 Williams pears (Commodity) covers fresh pear supply and delivery to institutional food service operations, including correctional facilities, schools, mental health centers, senior services, and child care programs. State and local governments procure Williams pears as part of broader fresh produce contracts that bundle apples, bananas, root vegetables, leafy greens, berries, and other fresh fruits and vegetables to support meal programs. The commodity sits within a highly active procurement environment for fresh produce; Williams pears rarely appear as a standalone line item but are routinely included in multi-item fresh-produce bids that serve captive institutional populations under USDA National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, and Child and Adult Care Food Program compliance frameworks.

Recent solicitations span state departments of criminal justice and corrections, county school boards, city school districts, municipal senior services divisions, and regional health coalitions across Texas, Illinois, Georgia, Wisconsin, Florida, Mississippi, Connecticut, and other states. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple fresh-fruit-and-vegetable supply solicitations in October 2026 for food warehouse delivery (Solicitation IW267376 to Palestine, IW267420 to Snyder, and IW267411 to Wynne, all with October 2026 response dates). Illinois Department of Corrections at Joliet Treatment Center issued a small-business-set-aside RFQ in August 2026 for bi-weekly produce delivery including specified items such as onions, peppers, cucumbers, cabbage, lettuce, apples, oranges, and tomatoes (Solicitation 27426DOCJOLIEB53849, due September 3, 2026). School districts in Madison, Wisconsin; DeSoto County, Mississippi; Hancock County, Georgia; Dougherty County, Georgia; Bartow County, Georgia; Bryan County, Georgia; and Early County, Georgia all solicited fresh-produce contracts between May and July 2026 under IFB and sealed-bid formats with contract terms running through June 2027. Cities including Bridgeport, Connecticut; San Antonio, Texas; and Edinburg, Texas issued broader grocery or produce-service RFPs during the same period. Buy American provisions requiring minimum domestic commodity content—typically 51 percent—appear consistently across school district and state-agency solicitations. Delivery requirements typically mandate refrigerated trucks, F.O.B. Destination pricing with no fuel surcharges, and weekly or bi-weekly service to multiple locations. Contract values range from $78,000 annually (Madison Metropolitan School District petite-banana contract) to $969,460.94 estimated total procurement value (Head Start of Greater Dallas multi-year grocery supply). No specific opportunities naming Williams pears as a sole commodity or dominant line item appear in the recent solicitation record; pursuit under this code should focus on bundled fresh-produce contracts where Williams pears qualify as an acceptable substitute or specified variety within the broader apple, stone fruit, and pear categories.