UNSPSC 50365416: Canned or jarred early pears

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

UNSPSC 50365416 Canned or jarred early pears, a Commodity code, sees minimal direct solicitation but appears as a component within broader food procurement for institutional food service, particularly school nutrition programs and state correctional and health-care facilities. The actual purchasing across recent state and local opportunities spans preserved fruit products—including canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, and fresh produce alongside canned goods—procured by school districts, state departments of corrections, and state health and human services agencies for inmate and patient feeding operations, as well as child nutrition services.

Activity clusters in a handful of repeat institutional buyers: the Oregon Department of Corrections has posted multiple ITBs for canned fruit applesauce (most recently ITB S-29100-00017453, due July 31, 2026, and earlier ITB S2910000016975, due June 2, 2026); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission has solicited supplemental food and consumables statewide for multiple facilities (IFB HHS0016792V2 and HHS0016792); and school districts across Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Connecticut, and Virginia are actively bidding fresh produce, grocery items, and specialized food products through RFPs and IFBs for the 2026–27 school year. The geographic spread favors the South and West, with significant recent activity in Oregon, Texas, Georgia, and Virginia. Representative opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' applesauce ITB targeting 4,760 cases at a historical unit price of $21.84 per case with delivery to Salem; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's statewide supplemental food and consumables procurement (IFB HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026) supporting the El Paso State Supported Living Center and other facilities with an estimated historical value of $1.5 million annually; and Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) covering 115 line items of food commodities for 45 schools and distribution centers across Virginia. Most solicitations require firm fixed pricing, FOB destination delivery, compliance with Buy American provisions and USDA standards, and general liability insurance in the $1–2 million range.