UNSPSC 50365455: Canned or jarred tientsin pears

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

UNSPSC 50365455 Canned or jarred Tientsin pears, a Commodity code, does not map cleanly to the recent state and local solicitation activity the source records. The code nominally describes a single preserved fruit product, but the recent opportunities tagged under or near this classification actually solicit canned and fresh fruit products across broader categories — canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, fresh produce mixes, and supplemental food supply contracts — indicating either misclassification in the source data or a wider net cast by issuing bodies in commodity procurement. The work being solicited is food supply for institutional food service: prisons, schools, health facilities, and state hospitals. Issuing bodies span state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office, Texas Comptroller on behalf of the Department of Criminal Justice), school districts (Austin ISD, Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI, Hancock County Board of Education, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Dallas ISD, Douglas County School System), and cities (Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases). The geographic spread covers Oregon, Texas, Illinois, Connecticut, Georgia, Missouri, and Virginia, with Texas and Georgia school districts showing the highest concentration of recent activity.

Representative opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S-29100-00017453 for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce due July 31, 2026, with a 10% combined preference for Oregon-fabricated goods and Oregon-headquartered bidders; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products to supply the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a historical value of $1.5 million and proposals due July 13, 2026; and multiple school district RFPs and IFBs for fresh produce and grocery items with contract periods beginning July 1, 2026, and annual values ranging from approximately $4.4 million (Douglas County School System's GEC Buying Cooperative Area One) down to district-specific estimates. School nutrition programs consistently require firm fixed pricing, FOB destination delivery, Buy American compliance under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, and commercial general liability insurance of $1 million per occurrence. No recent solicitation explicitly named canned or jarred Tientsin pears as a line item; the code appears inactive or misapplied in current procurement practice.