UNSPSC 50365457: Canned or jarred warden pears

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

UNSPSC 50365457 Canned or jarred warden pears (Commodity) covers canned and jarred fruit products, including applesauce and other processed fruit items, that state and local governments procure for institutional food service operations—primarily corrections, health and human services facilities, and school nutrition programs. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code include state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Illinois), independent school districts (Austin ISD, Dallas ISD, Fairfax County Public Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Hancock County Board of Education, Liberty County Board of Education, Rockwood R-VI School District, Douglas County School System), county and city purchasing offices (City of Bridgeport, Muscogee County School District), and school nutrition services across multiple states. The work solicited spans canned fruit applesauce, dried fruit bars, apple crisps, and broader food and consumable products that meet USDA commodity specifications, FDA/USDA food safety standards, Buy American Act compliance, and institutional nutritional requirements. Representative solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce due July 31, 2026, at $21.84 per case (historical pricing), with 5% Oregon-goods preference and 5% Oregon-bidder preference; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products for the HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center due July 13, 2026, with prior-period value of $1.5 million; and the Austin Independent School District RFP 27RFP004 for dried fruit bars and apple crisps due July 16, 2026, with central warehouse delivery.

Geographic activity spans Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Connecticut, Missouri, and Virginia, with heaviest concentration in Texas (multiple HHSC and school district procurements) and Georgia (school districts and cooperative purchasing arrangements). Recent opportunities clustered in school nutrition procurement, particularly in the Southeast and Texas, with established institutional buyers (state correctional and health facilities, large school districts) issuing repeated tenders for canned and processed fruit products. Evaluation criteria across these solicitations emphasize lowest responsive bid, specification compliance, delivery performance (typically weekly or on-demand), firm fixed pricing, and vendor experience with institutional food service. Insurance requirements are standard (general liability $1–2 million per occurrence, workers' compensation, and transportation). Pricing is typically FOB destination with all freight prepaid by contractor, and contract terms commonly run 12 months from July 1 through June 30 with one or more renewal options at the jurisdiction's discretion.