UNSPSC 50375449: Canned or jarred organic summer bartlett pears

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

UNSPSC 50375449 Canned or jarred organic summer bartlett pears is a Commodity code that covers shelf-stable canned and jarred fruit products procured by state and local food service operations, including school districts, county human services departments, state correctional and veterans facilities, and state health agencies. Recent solicitations show that state and local governments use this code to source a mix of canned fruit, applesauce, and related preserved fruit items for institutional cafeterias, nutrition programs, senior services, and state-supported living centers. The scope is narrower than fresh produce procurement — the code captures ready-to-eat canned and jarred products that meet USDA commodity specifications, comply with FDA food safety standards, and typically require minimum shelf-life guarantees ranging from one year to contract term. Issuing bodies include county boards of education, state departments of corrections, state health and human services agencies, county senior services divisions, and school nutrition programs; the State of Illinois and Oregon Department of Corrections appear as repeat buyers. Award typically goes to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder based on firm, fixed unit pricing quoted per case or equivalent measure, with delivery FOB Destination to central distribution centers or facility warehouses.

Geographic activity clusters in the Southeast and Pacific Northwest, with significant recent posting volume in Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, Texas, and Connecticut. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' June 2026 ITB for approximately 1,904 cases of canned fruit applesauce (S2910000016975, bids due June 2, 2026), the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office's August 2026 brand-or-equal and brand-specific weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (27497DVAQUINCB53752 and 27497DVAQUINCB53751, proposals due August 24, 2026), and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's May 2026 supplemental food and consumables procurement serving state hospitals and state-supported living centers statewide under IFB HHS0016792V2 (bid response deadline March 19, 2026, maximum potential value $4.5 million over three years). Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia requested informal written quotes in October 2026 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned products for the Department of Community Services (IFB IWQ 140229, quotes due October 19, 2026). Oregon offers combined state-goods and resident-bidder preferences totaling up to 10 percent, while Connecticut and Georgia enforce Buy American provisions requiring minimum domestic content in processed products. Most contracts run twelve months with optional renewal periods, and volume-based purchasing typically derives from prior-year institutional consumption patterns.