UNSPSC 50385949: Summer bartlett pear purees

The variety of pears known as summer bartlett pears which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50385949 Summer bartlett pear purees is a Commodity code covering processed fruit preparations that state and local governments procure primarily for child nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and state-supported living centers. The recent opportunities under this code, however, reveal a significant mismatch: the code nominally specifies summer bartlett pear purees, yet the posted solicitations name canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, apple crisps, fresh produce including pears, and broad food-service commodity categories spanning proteins, dairy, grains, and multiple fruit and vegetable lines. State and local buyers are purchasing fruit products as components of larger food-service contracts, not pear purees as a discrete line item. The issuing bodies span school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Austin Independent School District, Rockwood R-VI School District, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Dallas Independent School District, Douglas County School System, Hancock County Board of Education), correctional agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), state health and human services departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Chief Procurement Office), and municipalities (City of Bridgeport, Connecticut). School districts appear as the most frequent issuing body, with food-service procurement occurring across multiple districts within the same state and region.

Geographic activity concentrates in the South and Southwest, with recent solicitations posted from Texas (multiple HHSC and TDCJ opportunities, Dallas ISD, Texas Comptroller on behalf of TDCJ), Georgia (Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, Douglas County, Hancock County), Oregon (Department of Corrections), Connecticut (City of Bridgeport), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI), Illinois (state-level), and Virginia (Fairfax County). Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission Invitation for Bid HHS0017449 for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026), under which the procurement encompasses NIGP classes covering broad food categories with an estimated prior-period value of $1.5 million; the Fairfax County Public Schools Invitation for Bid 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 (due April 27, 2026) delivering to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens; and the Douglas County School System Request for Proposal SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 school districts with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two. The code shows active procurement volume, but buyers are treating fruit products as one component within broad integrated food-service contracts rather than pursuing pear purees as a standalone commodity.