UNSPSC 50365427: Canned or jarred kings royal pears

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

UNSPSC 50365427 Canned or jarred kings royal pears, a Commodity code, represents a narrow food product category that state and local governments acquire as part of broader shelf-stable and institutional food procurement. The recent opportunities tagged under this code reflect a much wider food-purchasing activity: school districts, county boards of education, state health and human services agencies, departments of corrections, and county community service departments solicit canned and jarred fruits, vegetables, proteins, and staple pantry items through IFBs, RFQs, and RFPs as part of routine nutrition and food service operations for schools, correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, senior services, and institutional kitchens. The work involves competitive bidding on firm pricing for case quantities of shelf-stable products, compliance with USDA commodity standards and FDA food safety requirements, FOB Destination delivery to specified institutional locations, and adherence to prevailing wage, Buy American, and state-level set-aside rules where applicable.

Recent activity spans Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, Texas, and Connecticut. The Oregon Department of Corrections posted two ITBs for canned fruit applesauce (approximately 1,900 to 4,760 cases per solicitation, historical pricing near $21.83 per case) with June and July 2026 response dates; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Department of Criminal Justice issued multiple IFBs for food and consumable products covering 210 to 382 line items with March and May 2026 deadlines and contract values up to $4.5 million over three years; Gwinnett County, Georgia, requested informal written quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items (due October 19, 2026); the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office solicited weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (both brand-specific and brand-or-equal variants in June and August 2026); the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut, and Hancock County Board of Education, Georgia, posted commodity and fresh produce solicitations in June 2026; and the Austin Independent School District issued an RFP for dried fruit bars and apple crisps in July 2026. Set-asides and preferences vary by jurisdiction—Oregon applies combined Oregon-goods and resident-bidder preferences of up to 10 percent; Connecticut enforces MBE/CBE requirements; and multiple states impose Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic content in processed products.