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) rarely appears as a primary solicitation focus in state and local government procurement; instead, canned and jarred fruit products enter competitive buys as line items within broader food service contracts covering dozens or hundreds of produce, protein, and consumable categories. State and local food buyers—departments of corrections, school districts, health and human services agencies, and state-supported living centers—acquire these items through IFBs, RFPs, and ITBs as components of weekly or annual food supply arrangements rather than as standalone commodities. The scope of work encompasses canned fruit meeting USDA 2011 commodity specifications, packed in juice, water, or light syrup, with minimum one-year shelf life, delivered on firm fixed-price FOB destination terms with all transportation prepaid by the vendor.

Issuing bodies are predominantly school nutrition programs (Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Liberty County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Hancock County Board of Education, and Austin Independent School District appear across the recent block), state departments of corrections (Oregon Department of Corrections), and health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, City of Bridgeport Board of Education Nutrition Center). Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Connecticut, and Missouri, with recent representative opportunities including the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 for canned applesauce due July 31, 2026 (historical pricing $21.84 per case, 4,760 cases over five truck deliveries), and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center due July 13, 2026, covering 210 line items with prior-period historical value of $1.5 million. School districts typically embed canned fruit within broader grocery or fresh-produce contracts—Rockwood R-VI School District's grocery items RFP and Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB are examples—where canned comice pears or similar products compete alongside applesauce, vegetables, and specialty items on unit-price bases with firm pricing for 12-month contract periods. Buy American requirements (51 percent domestic content for processed items) and state-level vendor preferences (Oregon's 10 percent combined preference for in-state fabrication and headquarters) appear frequently; Texas applies prevailing wage and HUB subcontracting-plan encouragement in some procurements. No incumbent vendors for this specific commodity code are named across the recent opportunities.