UNSPSC 50375422: Canned or jarred organic italian butter pears

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

UNSPSC 50375422, Canned or jarred organic Italian butter pears, is a Commodity code that spans preserved fruit products purchased by state and local nutrition programs, corrections departments, health and human services agencies, and school food service operations. Recent opportunities show state and local buyers acquiring shelf-stable canned and jarred fruit products—applesauce, dried fruit, fresh produce, and broader food commodity baskets—through schools, county departments, state corrections facilities, and human services institutions. The actual purchasing activity under this code reflects institutional food service needs rather than retail distribution; issuing bodies include state departments of corrections, state health and human services commissions, county boards of education and commissioners, city procurement offices, and independent school districts. Specifications typically require USDA compliance, FDA standards, firm fixed pricing quoted per unit or case, FOB destination delivery, and minimum shelf life guarantees. Vendors must carry commercial general liability insurance ($500,000 to $2,000,000 per occurrence depending on jurisdiction), provide references, certify non-collusion and compliance with worker verification and prevailing wage requirements, and often submit to performance tracking systems.

Recent opportunities span multiple states and issuing bodies with concentrated activity in Georgia, Texas, Illinois, Oregon, and Connecticut. The Oregon Department of Corrections has posted two ITBs for canned applesauce (4,760 cases and 1,904 cases, respectively, with response dates in June and July 2026), with historical pricing at approximately $21.83–$21.84 per case and 5% state-goods and resident-bidder preferences applied. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Department of State Health Services jointly solicited supplemental food and consumables (210 line items, maximum potential value $4.5 million over three years, IFB response due March 19, 2026) and food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center (prior period value $1.5 million, IFB response due July 13, 2026). Illinois issued multiple brand-specific and brand-or-equal weekly food-order solicitations for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (response dates June 17 and August 24, 2026). Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (Georgia) requested informal quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned vegetables and proteins (IWQ response due October 19, 2026). Austin Independent School District (Texas) sought dried fruit bars and apple crisps via RFP (response due July 16, 2026), and Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) bid fresh produce spanning over 200 line items (IFB response due June 26, 2026). No recent opportunities explicitly reference canned organic Italian butter pears by name, indicating the code captures broader institutional fruit and vegetable procurement rather than this specific variety in current demand.