UNSPSC 50365451: Canned or jarred sun gold pears

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

UNSPSC 50365451 Canned or jarred sun gold pears, a Commodity code, covers canned and jarred fruit products that state and local governments procure primarily for institutional food service—correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, school districts, and health and human services operations. The recent solicitation activity shows governments buying canned fruit applesauce, dried fruit bars, fresh produce, eggs, and mixed food supplies under codes nominally specific to individual items, indicating the category encompasses a broader range of canned and preserved fruit products than the code name alone suggests. Issuing bodies include state corrections departments, state health and human services commissions, independent school districts, county boards of education, and special-purpose school nutrition programs. The Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and school districts in Texas, Georgia, Missouri, and Virginia appear most actively in recent opportunities. Purchases are typically made through ITB, IFB, and RFP vehicles with firm fixed pricing, FOB destination delivery terms, and delivery windows measured in weeks to months; procurement offices apply state preferences (Oregon goods and Oregon-headquartered bidders receive combined 10 percent preference in ODOC's recent ITB), Buy American Act compliance for school nutrition programs, and liability insurance minimums of $1 million to $2 million per occurrence.

Geographic activity centers on Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Missouri, and Virginia based on recent postings. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S-29100-00017453 for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce with delivery by July 31, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. PST (bids due July 31, 2026); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with proposals due July 13, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. Central Time; and the Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce and eggs with sealed bids due June 26, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. School district procurements predominate in the recent activity block, reflecting ongoing demand for meal service inputs across the school year cycle. Incumbent vendors in recent awards include Robbins Sales (ODOC applesauce, June 2026) and MJ Kellner (prior ODOC canned fruit contract). Activity is steady but not concentrated in any single issuing body or state, with multiple jurisdictions cycling procurement on annual or multi-year contract terms.