UNSPSC 50385900: Pear purees

The type of fleshy pome fruit that is borne by a tree (genus pyrus, especially p. Communis) of the rose family and is usually larger at the apical end which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50385900 Pear purees, a Class code, represents state and local procurement of canned and processed fruit products for institutional food service, with recent solicitations emphasizing applesauce, dried fruit bars, fresh produce, and broader food commodity supplies for corrections, school nutrition, health and human services, and state hospital systems. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code span state departments of corrections and health and human services, independent school districts, county boards of education, and specialized nutrition programs, with Oregon Department of Corrections and Texas HHSC appearing as repeat buyers in the recent opportunity set; the code also draws activity from school districts across Georgia, Missouri, Texas, and Connecticut seeking food service ingredients and supplies. Work performed under the code ranges from bulk canned applesauce (Oregon DOC procurement of 4,760 cases in five truckloads, ITB S-29100-00017453, due July 31, 2026) and fresh produce for school nutrition (Hancock County Board of Education fresh produce IFB with over 200 line items across apple varieties, berries, and specialty produce, due June 26, 2026) to statewide supplemental food and consumable procurement (Texas HHSC IFB HHS0016792 encompassing 210 line items of bread, frozen foods, gluten-free products, and food service supplies with a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years, originally due February 23, 2026, extended via addendum). Buy American provisions and USDA commodity compliance feature prominently across school district procurements; state and local buyers also impose firm fixed pricing for contract periods, require FOB destination delivery with freight prepaid by vendors, and mandate general liability insurance minimums ranging from $1 million to $2 million.

Geographic activity concentrates in the South and Southwest, with significant recent procurement volume in Georgia (Hancock County, Douglas County, Savannah-Chatham County school systems), Texas (HHSC, Texas DOC, Dallas ISD, Austin ISD), and Oregon (DOC), alongside isolated activity in Connecticut (City of Bridgeport), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District), and Illinois (State of Illinois CPO). Representative opportunities show school districts dominating the recent pipeline—Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia) seeking master grocery K-12 supply with IFB 2000004323 due April 27, 2026, and Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia) issuing IFB for annual food products due April 29, 2026—while institutional buyers including state health systems and corrections procurement office push higher-volume, longer-term contracts. Delivery requirements uniformly mandate multiple-location fulfillment, weekly or scheduled supply cycles, temperature-controlled transport, and minimal shelf-life guarantees; most school district awards occur on a lowest-responsive-bidder basis with evaluation by total cost or line-item pricing, though some procurements (Douglas County cooperative RFP) reserve discretion to award to multiple vendors. Set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises, minority-owned, or women-owned businesses are named in only a handful of recent solicitations (Bridgeport, Dallas ISD M/WBE encouragement); Oregon and Texas apply geographic or resident-vendor preferences. No recent opportunities show activity above $4.5 million in stated contract value.