UNSPSC 50365410: Canned or jarred comice pears

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

UNSPSC 50365410 Canned or jarred comice pears (Commodity) represents shelf-stable fruit products that state and local governments purchase primarily for institutional food service — school nutrition programs, state corrections facilities, state-supported living centers, senior services, and veterans' homes. Recent solicitations show demand for canned applesauce, dried fruit products, and broader commodity food baskets rather than comice pears specifically; the code sits within a wider category of canned and jarred fruits that public bodies procure as part of bulk food-supply contracts. Issuing bodies include state departments (corrections, health and human services, education), county boards of education, independent school districts, county boards of commissioners, and state veterans' facilities. Solicitations typically run through informal written quotes (IWQ), invitations for bid (IFB), and requests for proposals (RFP), with awards made to lowest responsive and responsible bidders or on a best-value basis. Vendors must comply with USDA commodity specifications, FDA standards, Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed products in some jurisdictions), prevailing wage requirements where applicable, and state-specific certifications including E-Verify authorization, debarment verification, and anti-collusion affidavits. Insurance requirements commonly include $1 million in general commercial liability per occurrence.

Recent activity spans Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, Texas, and Connecticut. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (Georgia) issued an IWQ on October 13, 2026, for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned proteins and vegetables, with quotes due October 19, 2026, and delivery required to the Gwinnett Senior Services Center by December 7, 2026. The State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office solicited weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy on August 19, 2026 (both brand-specific and brand-or-equal specifications), due August 24, 2026. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued an ITB on July 10, 2026, for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce (historical price $21.84 per case), with a 5 percent Oregon-goods preference and 5 percent resident-bidder preference, bids due July 31, 2026. Austin Independent School District (Texas) requested proposals for dried fruit bars and apple crisps on June 26, 2026, due July 16, 2026. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut and Texas Health and Human Services Commission also posted commodity food solicitations in May and June 2026 covering broader product ranges. Contract values where disclosed range from approximately $41,530 (Oregon ODOC applesauce) to $4.5 million over three years (Texas HHSC), with initial terms typically running one year with renewal options.