UNSPSC 50375427: Canned or jarred organic kings royal pears

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

UNSPSC 50375427 Canned or jarred organic kings royal pears is a Commodity code that captures state and local government procurement of shelf-stable canned and jarred fruit products for institutional food service operations, including school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, veterans' homes, senior services, and state-supported living centers. Recent activity shows jurisdictions purchasing canned fruit products — applesauce, mixed canned fruits, and dried fruit alternatives — as components of broader food-supply contracts rather than as standalone specialty-item procurements. Issuing bodies span state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Chief Procurement Office, State of Georgia), county governments (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia, Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia), cities (City of Bridgeport, Connecticut), school districts (Austin Independent School District, Bridgeport Board of Education), and state corrections and human services agencies. State departments and correctional systems appear as repeat buyers, with Oregon Department of Corrections and Texas HHSC posting multiple food-supply solicitations over the period.

Recent activity concentrates in the South and West, with Georgia (Gwinnett County, Hancock County, State of Georgia), Texas (HHSC, TDCJ, Austin ISD), Oregon (Department of Corrections), Illinois (Veterans Home at Quincy), and Connecticut (City of Bridgeport, Board of Education) posting the most recent opportunities. Representative solicitations include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners requesting informal written quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned vegetables and proteins due October 19, 2026 (IWQ 140229); Oregon Department of Corrections issuing an ITB for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce with bids due July 31, 2026 at $21.84 per case historical pricing (S-29100-00017453); and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission seeking bids on supplemental food and consumables including canned and frozen fruits for state hospitals and supported living centers statewide with a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years (HHS0016792V2, bid deadline March 19, 2026). Delivery is typically FOB Destination with firm fixed pricing; Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic content apply in school nutrition contracts; and awards generally go to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder based on unit-cost analysis.