UNSPSC 50365409: Canned or jarred clapp favorite pears

The variety of pears known as clapp favorite pears that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50365409 Canned or jarred Clapp favorite pears is a Commodity code that covers canned and jarred fruit products, including canned applesauce, canned pears, and similar shelf-stable fruit preparations that state and local procurement offices use to supply institutional food service operations, correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, and state health and human services facilities. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing these items in volume under fixed-price contracts with firm pricing, multi-year terms, and delivery to central distribution centers or individual facility locations. School districts, state departments of corrections, state health and human services agencies, and state-supported living centers dominate the issuing bodies, with repeat activity from the Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and multiple Georgia and Texas school districts. The mix reflects institutional food service procurement concentrated in K-12 nutrition programs, state facility food service, and correctional system supply, where vendors compete on price, compliance with USDA commodity specifications and Buy American requirements, delivery reliability, and insurance coverage minimums typically ranging from $1 million to $2 million in general liability.

Geographic activity clusters heavily in the Southeast and Southwest, with significant recent opportunities in Oregon, Texas, Georgia, and Connecticut. Representative recent solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S-29100-00017453, posted July 10, 2026, requesting approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce at a historical price of $21.84 per case with bids due July 31, 2026; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449, posted June 11, 2026, seeking food and consumable products including canned fruit for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a prior contract value of $1.5 million annually; the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases' BNB053266, posted June 2, 2026, for commodities to supply the Board of Education Nutrition Center with electronic bids due June 26, 2026; and the Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia's IFB #SN002-2027, posted June 10, 2026, requesting fresh produce and eggs with sealed bids due June 26, 2026. Contracts typically run one to three years with firm pricing, FOB destination delivery, and awards made to lowest responsive and responsible bidders or on best-value basis, with payment terms ranging from Net 30 to Net 45 days. Most solicitations require compliance with Buy American Act provisions mandating minimum domestic content for processed products and USDA commodity specifications, and prohibit separate fuel surcharges with all transportation costs embedded in unit pricing.