UNSPSC 50365405: Canned or jarred best ever pears

The variety of pears known as best ever pears that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50365405 Canned or jarred best ever pears is a Commodity code whose recent activity shows limited direct procurement of the nominal product — recent state and local solicitations tagged to this code span a much broader range of food service and nutrition goods, primarily canned and fresh produce for institutional meal programs, with applesauce, dried fruit bars, fresh produce, eggs, and other staple food items dominating the actual opportunities rather than pears specifically. The work being solicited under this code covers institutional food procurement at scale: canned fruit products (applesauce, peaches, pears) meeting USDA commodity specifications; fresh produce (apples, berries, vegetables, citrus, leafy greens) delivered weekly to school and state facility locations; eggs in bulk quantities; and ancillary food service consumables for child nutrition programs, state corrections systems, state hospitals, and state supported living centers. Issuing bodies include school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI in Missouri, Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia, Muscogee County School District in Georgia, Austin Independent School District in Texas, Dallas Independent School District in Texas), state departments and agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice via the Texas Comptroller, Illinois Chief Procurement Office, Georgia Department of Education), and municipal entities (City of Bridgeport, Connecticut). School nutrition programs and state facility food services represent the dominant institutional buyers under this code.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Missouri, Connecticut, Virginia, and Illinois, with school districts in Georgia and Texas posting the highest recent volume and state-level HHS procurement across multiple states. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections issuing ITB S-29100-00017453 for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce with bids due July 31, 2026, featuring a 10% combined Oregon-goods and Oregon-vendor preference and historical pricing at $21.84 per case; Austin Independent School District posting RFP 27RFP004 for dried fruit bars and apple crisps due July 16, 2026; and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issuing IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products for El Paso State Supported Living Center with bids due July 13, 2026, referencing a prior-period expenditure of $1.5 million. Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia issued IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 supply to 45 schools plus seven distribution kitchens, with sealed bids due April 27, 2026, requiring firm fixed pricing and minimum three years' prior business and food delivery experience. The code shows sustained, recurring demand from large institutional food service operations, particularly school nutrition programs and state agency food service, with annual contract periods and renewal options typical across the portfolio.