UNSPSC 50385953: Taylors gold pear purees

The variety of pears known as taylors gold pears which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50385953 Taylors gold pear purees (Commodity) shows substantial recent activity across state and local school nutrition programs and institutional food service, though the code name describes a specific branded product while actual procurement spans broader canned and fresh fruit categories. State and local buyers are soliciting canned fruit applesauce, dried fruit bars, apple crisps, fresh produce including apples and pears, eggs, and multi-category food supply contracts for school districts, state corrections facilities, health and human services agencies, and institutional dining operations. Issuing bodies span school districts (Austin Independent School District, Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Douglas County School System, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Liberty County Board of Education, Dallas Independent School District), state departments of corrections (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Chief Procurement Office), and municipal nutrition centers (Bridgeport Board of Education Nutrition Center). School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with repeat procurement across multiple districts within the same state and year.

Geographic activity clusters heavily in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Missouri, Connecticut, and Illinois, with Texas showing the highest concentration of recent solicitations across multiple state agencies and school districts. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S-29100-00017453 for canned fruit applesauce (4,760 cases, historical price $21.84 per case, due July 31, 2026), Austin Independent School District's RFP 27RFP004 for dried fruit bars and apple crisps (due July 16, 2026), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center (approximately $1.5 million historical value, due July 13, 2026), Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce spanning 200+ line items with multiple apple varieties (due June 26, 2026), and the Douglas County School System's RFP 26-003 for food supply and distribution services serving approximately 25,500 students with an estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9,000,000 (due February 18, 2026). Procurement activity spans ITBs, RFQs, and RFPs with response windows typically four to eight weeks; contracts generally run July through June aligned to school years, with firm fixed pricing required throughout contract periods and delivery to multiple school locations or institutional distribution centers. Buy American provisions and USDA commodity compliance appear in most school-based solicitations; state and federal set-asides for small, minority, women-owned, or disadvantaged businesses are not uniformly applied across jurisdictions.