UNSPSC 50385908: Bosc pear purees

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

UNSPSC 50385908 Bosc pear purees, a Commodity code, covers canned and processed fruit products purchased by state and local governments for institutional food service. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing shelf-stable fruit items—canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, fresh and frozen produce, and broader categories of food products spanning proteins, dairy, condiments, and consumables. The code's scope reflects institutional feeding operations that standardize on branded or approved-equivalent products with firm pricing, specific USDA grades or commodity specifications, and delivery to centralized distribution points. Purchasing bodies include state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Chief Procurement Office, State of Georgia), county governments (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, Hancock County Board of Education), cities (City of Bridgeport, Connecticut), school districts (Austin Independent School District), and specialized state facilities (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Veterans Homes). Most solicitations are issued as ITBs or IFBs for food and consumable products bundles spanning multiple line items rather than pear purees alone.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and Texas. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued two canned applesauce ITBs (May and July 2026), Hancock County Board of Education requested fresh produce bids (June 2026), and Gwinnett County requested informal quotes for shelf-stable food items including canned proteins and vegetables (October 2026, due October 19). Texas HHSC solicited supplemental food and consumables across state hospitals and supported living centers (IFB with March 19, 2026 deadline and estimated value of $4.5 million over three years), and the Texas Comptroller issued an IFB for cafeteria food products to supply TDCJ warehouses statewide (response deadline extended to May 4, 2026). The State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office issued multiple quarterly food-order solicitations for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (brand-specific and brand-or-equal). Austin Independent School District requested proposals for dried fruit bars and apple crisps (RFP due July 16, 2026), and Bridgeport, Connecticut sought commodities for school nutrition (IFB due June 26, 2026 with MBE/CBE applicability). Most contracts run one year through August or June with renewal options; pricing is firm fixed for the term or subject to CPI-indexed adjustments at renewal. Buy American provisions (51 percent domestic content for processed items) apply in school-district and USDA-eligible procurements. State and local preferences for in-state or resident vendors appear in Oregon ITBs (5 percent Oregon-fabricated and 5 percent resident-bidder preferences).