UNSPSC 50375441: Canned or jarred organic rosy red pears

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

UNSPSC 50375441 Canned or jarred organic rosy red pears is a Commodity code representing a single product line that state and local governments procure as part of broader food-service and institutional-nutrition programs. Recent opportunities show the code appearing within larger food-supply solicitations covering shelf-stable produce, fresh produce, and consumable products for school nutrition, corrections, veterans' homes, senior services, and state health facilities. The work encompasses purchasing canned and jarred fruit products—including applesauce, dried fruit bars, apple crisps, and other preserved fruits—as line items within multi-hundred-item food-commodity tenders. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (Austin Independent School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Bridgeport Board of Education), state agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Chief Procurement Office, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, State of Georgia), county boards of education and commissioners (Gwinnett County, Hancock County), and municipal departments (City of Bridgeport). Most solicitations are informal written quotes (IWQ), invitations for bid (IFB), or requests for proposals (RFP) for firm-fixed pricing on unit bases, with delivery to central distribution centers, school warehouses, or facility-specific locations.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia (Gwinnett County, Hancock County Board of Education, State of Georgia), Texas (Austin Independent School District, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), Illinois (State of Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy), Oregon (Oregon Department of Corrections), and Connecticut (City of Bridgeport). Representative opportunities include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners requesting informal written quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of food items including shelf-stable products, due October 19, 2026 (IWQ 140229); Oregon Department of Corrections issuing two ITBs for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce (ITB S-29100-00017453, due July 31, 2026) and 1,904 cases (ITB S-29100-00016975, due June 2, 2026), both with 5 percent Oregon-origin and 5 percent resident-bidder preferences; Texas Health and Human Services Commission requesting bids on 210 line items of food and consumables for state hospitals and living centers statewide (IFB HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026); and Hancock County Board of Education requesting bids on fresh produce for school year 2026-27 (IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026). Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed products and prevailing wage compliance where applicable are common across school and state health procurements.