UNSPSC 50365425: Canned or jarred kaiserlouise bonne de jersey pears

The variety of pears known as kaiserlouise bonne de jersey pears that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50365425 Canned or jarred kaiserlouise bonne de jersey pears, a Commodity code, encompasses shelf-stable fruit products—particularly canned and jarred fruits including applesauce, pears, and dried fruit preparations—that state and local governments purchase for food service operations across correctional facilities, state hospitals, supported living centers, school nutrition programs, and senior services. The issuing bodies span state departments (corrections, health and human services, chief procurement offices), county boards of education and commissioners, independent school districts, and municipal nutrition centers. Recent solicitations show a mix of branded procurement (Illinois Veterans Home weekly food orders with brand-specific and brand-or-equal specifications) and commodity-standard bidding (Oregon Department of Corrections canned applesauce purchases against USDA 2011 specifications, Texas Department of Criminal Justice cafeteria food products, and school district produce contracts).

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, and Texas, with additional recent solicitations from Connecticut and the broader USDA-compliant school nutrition market. Representative opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce (historical award price $21.84 per case to Robbins Sales, delivery in five truckloads to Salem) with a 5 percent combined state-of-origin preference; Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' IWQ 140229 requesting approximately 1,062 cases of mixed shelf-stable food items including canned proteins and vegetables for the Department of Community Services, with delivery to the Gwinnett Senior Services Center by December 7, 2026; the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office's weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (both brand-specific and brand-or-equal) with quarterly procurement cycles; and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products serving the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million and a one-year initial term running September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027. Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic content for processed items appear in school district procurements; Oregon and Texas apply regional preferences or SmartBuy administrative fees; and pricing is typically firm-fixed with delivery on FOB-destination basis.