UNSPSC 50375417: Canned or jarred organic emperor brown pears

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

UNSPSC 50375417 Canned or jarred organic emperor brown pears is a Commodity code that frames a narrow product category, but the recent opportunities posted under it span a much broader range of shelf-stable and fresh food procurement — including canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, fresh produce, and mixed food and consumable products — suggesting either code-assignment variation across jurisdictions or that the specific organic pear product itself rarely drives standalone solicitations. State and local governments use this code family to source food for institutional food service: school nutrition programs, corrections facilities, veterans' homes, county senior services, state-supported living centers, and public health agencies. The issuing bodies include school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Austin Independent School District in Texas, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs, Georgia procurement), county government (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia), and municipal agencies (City of Bridgeport). Recent solicitations reveal that institutional food procurement emphasizes firm fixed pricing, Buy American domestic-content requirements (51 percent minimum for processed items in several cases), USDA compliance and grading standards, multi-location delivery or centralized distribution, and acceptance of brand-or-equal or approved-equivalent specifications to balance cost control with vendor flexibility.

Geographic activity is concentrated in the Southeast (Georgia, Texas, Connecticut) and Pacific Northwest (Oregon, Illinois), with scattered broader state-level solicitations. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections issuing ITBs for canned fruit applesauce (S2910000017453, due July 31, 2026, and S2910000016975, due June 2, 2026) seeking approximately 1,900–4,760 cases with Oregon goods and resident-bidder preferences totaling 10 percent; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issuing an IFB for supplemental food and consumable products to state hospitals and supported living centers statewide (HHS0016792V2, due March 19, 2026, with a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years); the State of Illinois soliciting weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (27497DVAQUINCB53752 and 27497DVAQUINCB53751, due August 24, 2026); Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners requesting informal quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned proteins, vegetables, and staples (PE77023NONST2027000000782, due October 19, 2026); and Austin Independent School District issuing an RFP for dried fruit bars and apple crisps (27RFP004, due July 16, 2026). Delivery requirements are typically FOB Destination with prepaid freight, response deadlines often fall 7–30 days from posting, and award criteria emphasize lowest responsive-and-responsible bidding or best-value determinations that weigh price, compliance, vendor performance, and local preferences where applicable.