UNSPSC 50375457: Canned or jarred organic warden pears

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

UNSPSC 50375457 Canned or jarred organic warden pears is a Commodity code capturing shelf-stable fruit products that state and local governments procure for institutional food service—school nutrition programs, corrections facilities, veterans homes, senior services, and state-supported living centers. Recent solicitations show state and local agencies buying canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, fresh produce, and broader food-commodity bundles that include canned fruits alongside proteins, vegetables, grains, and consumables. The issuing bodies span school districts (Austin ISD, Hancock County Board of Education, Bridgeport Board of Education), state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Veterans Home system, Georgia state procurement, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), county governments (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners), and municipal purchasing offices (City of Bridgeport). School nutrition programs and corrections-system food service appear as repeat buyers in the recent activity block.

Geographic activity clusters in the Southeast (Georgia, Texas) and Pacific Northwest (Oregon) with secondary activity in the Midwest (Illinois) and Northeast (Connecticut). Representative solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections issuing an ITB for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce with delivery to Salem by July 31, 2026 at $21.84 per case historical pricing; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issuing an IFB for supplemental food and consumables across 210 line items to state hospitals and supported living centers statewide with a March 19, 2026 response deadline and estimated three-year contract value of $4.5 million; Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners requesting informal written quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items (including canned vegetables and proteins) with October 19, 2026 delivery to the Senior Services Center; and Austin Independent School District requesting proposals for dried fruit bars and apple crisps under an RFP due July 16, 2026. Buy American and domestic-content preferences (minimum 51 percent domestic ingredients for processed products) appear in school nutrition solicitations in Connecticut, Georgia, and Texas; Oregon applies a combined 10 percent state-goods and resident-bidder preference. Delivery terms are consistently FOB Destination with prepaid freight, and pricing is firm fixed for initial contract terms, with adjustments permitted only at renewal or upon documented market changes and state approval.