UNSPSC 50375404: Canned or jarred organic bartlett pears

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

UNSPSC 50375404 Canned or jarred organic bartlett pears is a Commodity code covering shelf-stable canned and jarred fruit products that state and local governments procure primarily for institutional food service — schools, corrections facilities, senior services, and state-supported living centers. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers sourcing canned pears alongside broader canned fruit and processed fruit categories (applesauce, fruit bars, apple crisps) as components of meal programs and nutrition services. The issuing bodies span school districts, county boards of education, state corrections and health departments, senior services agencies, and special-purpose institutional food service operators. Georgia (Gwinnett County), Illinois (state veterans homes), Texas (TDCJ, HHSC), Connecticut (Bridgeport Board of Education), and Oregon (ODOC) appear in recent opportunities. Solicitations typically bundle canned fruit with other shelf-stable proteins, vegetables, dairy, and condiments under single food commodity contracts rather than issuing separate line items for individual fruit products.

Representative recent opportunities include the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' IFB for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items (posted October 13, 2026, due October 19, 2026), which listed canned vegetables and proteins alongside other staples with delivery to the Gwinnett Senior Services Center; the Texas HHSC supplemental food procurement (IFB HHS0016792v2, posted May 19, 2026, closed March 19, 2026) covering 210 line items of fresh, frozen, dry, and refrigerated food products including canned fruits and vegetables for state hospitals and supported living centers statewide with an estimated maximum value of $4.5 million over three years; and the Texas TDCJ cafeteria food products IFB (IFB 304T-26-300CF, posted May 4, 2026, due May 4, 2026) for approximately 382 line items of proteins, dairy, grains, and canned vegetables and fruits to supply six TDCJ distribution points across the state. Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic content in processed products appear in school district solicitations (Hancock County, Bridgeport). Oregon ODOC canned applesauce bids show a 10 percent combined Oregon-fabrication and resident-bidder preference structure. No recent opportunities explicitly named organic bartlett pears as a standalone line item; sourcing of this specific commodity occurs within larger institutional food service contracts where it may be bundled with other canned fruit or specified via brand-or-equal substitution clauses.