UNSPSC 50365411: Canned or jarred concorde pears

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

UNSPSC 50365411 Canned or jarred concorde pears is a Commodity code covering shelf-stable canned fruit products that state and local governments purchase for institutional food service, including school nutrition programs, corrections facilities, senior services, and state-supported living centers. Recent solicitations show procurement bodies buying canned and jarred fruit—applesauce, mixed fruits, and other preserved fruit items—as components of broader food supply contracts rather than in isolation. The issuing bodies span school districts, state departments of corrections, state health and human services agencies, county boards of education, and county senior services departments across multiple regions.

Activity under this code concentrates in the Southeast and the Pacific Northwest, with representative recent opportunities including the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S-29100-00017453 for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce due July 31, 2026 (historical award price $21.84 per case to Robbins Sales in June 2026); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products including canned fruit for the El Paso State Supported Living Center, with proposals due July 13, 2026 and estimated prior-period spend of $1.5 million; Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned fruits and vegetables, due October 19, 2026; and the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Board of Education's BNB053266 for 115 line items of commodities including fruit products, due June 26, 2026. Canned applesauce and mixed fruit appear repeatedly in state corrections and school nutrition procurement, often bundled with proteins, vegetables, and staples on an FOB Destination basis with firm fixed pricing and compliance to USDA commodity or grade specifications. Oregon applies a combined 10 percent preference for in-state fabrication and Oregon-headquartered vendors on applesauce bids; Texas and Connecticut enforce Buy American provisions requiring minimum domestic content for processed products. The code shows steady demand but typically as a line item within larger institutional food supply contracts rather than as a standalone commodity request.