UNSPSC 50375437: Canned or jarred organic red bartlett pears

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

UNSPSC 50375437 Canned or jarred organic red bartlett pears (Commodity) comprises shelf-stable, preserves-format fruit products that state and local food-service entities procure for institutional nutrition programs, including school districts, corrections departments, state-supported living centers, senior services, and veterans' facilities. Recent opportunities show state and local buyers acquiring canned and jarred fruit—applesauce, pears, and fruit bars—primarily as components of broader food and consumable solicitations rather than as standalone line items. The Commodity is typically embedded in multi-hundred-line-item RFPs and IFBs for general food supply, where canned fruit represents one category among proteins, vegetables, grains, and dairy. Issuing bodies span state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Chief Procurement Office, State of Georgia), county boards of education (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia), city school districts (Austin Independent School District, City of Bridgeport Board of Education), and state-supported facilities (Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy, Texas HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center). Repeat buyers include the State of Illinois and the Oregon Department of Corrections, each posting multiple food solicitations in the recent window.

Activity is geographically concentrated in the Southeast and Southwest, with recent opportunities in Georgia, Illinois, Texas, Oregon, and Connecticut. Representative solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0016792v2 (Supplemental Food & Consumables, posted May 19, 2026, bid closing March 19, 2026, covering 210 line items of fresh, frozen, and canned products for state hospitals and supported living centers statewide with a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years); the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 (Canned Fruit Applesauce, posted July 10, 2026, bids due July 31, 2026, approximately 4,760 cases for delivery to the Central Distribution Center in Salem, offering combined Oregon-goods and Oregon-headquartered preferences totaling 10 percent); the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners informal written quote for 1,062 cases of mixed shelf-stable food including canned proteins and vegetables (IWQ 140229, posted October 13, 2026, due October 19, 2026); and the City of Bridgeport Board of Education commodities procurement (BNB053266, posted June 2, 2026, due June 26, 2026, 115 line items including fruit and vegetable products under Buy American provisions). Most opportunities specify firm fixed pricing, FOB Destination delivery prepaid by contractor, and compliance with USDA commodity or food safety standards; many require 24-hour recall accessibility, E-Verify authorization, and minimum commercial liability insurance of $1 million per occurrence.