UNSPSC 50385943: Ruby red pear purees

The variety of pears known as ruby red pears which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50385943 Ruby red pear purees is a Commodity code that, based on recent state and local solicitations, captures shelf-stable fruit purees and processed fruit products procured for institutional food service in schools, correctional facilities, state health agencies, and senior services programs. The recent opportunities under this code show state and local buyers purchasing canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, apple crisps, and broader food commodity line items that include fruit purees as component products alongside proteins, vegetables, grains, and consumables. Issuing bodies span state departments of corrections and health services, county boards of education, independent school districts, county boards of commissioners managing senior services, and municipal school nutrition programs. The mix reflects demand from custody and care settings—prisons, state hospitals, state supported living centers, senior centers—and K-12 food service operations.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Illinois, and Connecticut. The Oregon Department of Corrections has posted multiple ITBs for canned applesauce (approximately 1,900–4,760 cases per solicitation, due June 2, 2026, and July 31, 2026, at $21.83–$21.84 per case historically); the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office has solicited weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (multiple postings in June and August 2026, brand-specific and brand-or-equal); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission has issued IFBs for supplemental food and consumables across state hospitals and supported living centers statewide (maximum potential value $4.5 million over three years, due March 19, 2026); Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners sought 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned products (IWQ 140229, due October 19, 2026); Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia bid fresh produce including apples and berries (200+ line items, due June 26, 2026); and the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut sought commodities for the Board of Education Nutrition Center (115 line items, due June 26, 2026). Buy American provisions and domestic-content minimums (51 percent for processed products) appear in school and nutrition-focused procurements. No set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises are named across the sample, though Oregon offers 5 percent preferences for in-state fabrication and resident bidders.