UNSPSC 50365400: Canned or jarred pears

A fleshy pome fruit that is borne by a tree (genus pyrus, especially p. Communis) of the rose family and is usually larger at the apical end and has been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50365400 Canned or jarred pears is a Class code. State and local governments use it to procure canned fruit products for institutional food service operations—primarily schools, correctional facilities, state hospitals, and supported living centers. Recent solicitations show the code captures a broader range of canned fruit procurement than its narrow name suggests; Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, California Department of State Hospitals, and multiple school districts are actively sourcing not only pears but applesauce, peaches, pineapple, fruit cocktail, and mixed fruit in 6/#10 cans or case formats, typically in volumes ranging from under 2,000 cases to over 200 line items per solicitation. Issuing bodies span state departments (corrections, health services), school districts (both large independent districts and county boards), and special institutional facilities. Products must meet USDA commodity specifications, comply with FDA standards, arrive with minimum shelf life (typically one to three years), and be packed in juice, water, or light syrup without added sugars or artificial sweeteners. Delivery is FOB destination with transportation prepaid, pricing quoted per case or per unit on firm-fixed bases, and vendors must carry general liability insurance of $1 million to $2 million.

Recent activity concentrates in the South and West. Oregon Department of Corrections posted two separate applesauce ITBs (May 18 and July 10, 2026, due June 2 and July 31 respectively) for approximately 1,900 to 4,760 cases at historical prices near $21.84 per case; California Department of State Hospitals issued RFQ 26AG0002 (May 12, 2026, due May 27) for 3,472 cases spanning five fruit types including 616 cases of diced pears; Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicited supplemental food and consumables including canned fruit across 210 line items for statewide state hospitals and supported living centers in two overlapping procurements (HHS0016792 and HHS0017449, with responses due February 23 and July 13, 2026 respectively); and Austin Independent School District posted RFP 27RFP004 (June 26, 2026, due July 16) for dried fruit bars and apple crisps. School districts in Georgia, Missouri, Virginia, Connecticut, and Texas regularly bid canned and fresh fruit as part of broader commodity and grocery procurements under child nutrition programs. The code shows steady, predictable demand tied to institutional meal cycles and annual school year budgets, with contract terms typically running July-to-June or September-to-August and opportunities appearing in waves during spring and early summer.