UNSPSC 50385906: Beth pear purees

The variety of pears known as beth pears which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50385906 Beth pear purees is a Commodity code with minimal direct recent activity; state and local governments purchase canned and processed fruit products—applesauce, dried fruit bars, and related items—under this and closely related codes when sourcing food for institutional nutrition programs. The code appears underutilized or mis-tagged in recent procurement records, as several opportunities nominally tagged to it involve broader food supply categories rather than pear purees specifically. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections and health services, independent school districts, county boards of education, and municipal procurement offices. State corrections departments (Oregon Department of Corrections) and state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission) are active in this space alongside K–12 nutrition programs across multiple districts, indicating demand from both custodial and educational food service operations.

Recent opportunities show concentrated activity in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, and Missouri, with representation from Connecticut and Illinois. Representative solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S-29100-00017453 (July 31, 2026 response date) for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce under state commodity purchasing rules with Oregon goods and vendor preferences; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's supplemental food and consumables procurement (HHS0016792v2, originally due March 19, 2026) spanning state hospitals and supported living centers with a maximum contract value of $4.5 million over three years; and the Austin Independent School District's RFP 27RFP004 (July 16, 2026 response date) for dried fruit bars and apple crisps for food service. Broader food supply contracts in Georgia (Hancock County Schools fresh produce, Liberty County Board of Education food products, Muscogee County and Savannah-Chatham produce bids), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI grocery items), Connecticut (Bridgeport Board of Education commodities), and Texas (Dallas ISD various food products, TDCJ cafeteria food) indicate that fruit purees and processed fruit items move through general food service procurement channels rather than as standalone specialty items, suggesting limited standalone market pull for this specific commodity code.