UNSPSC 50385957: Warden pear purees

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

UNSPSC 50385957 Warden pear purees is a Commodity code that state and local governments use to procure canned and processed fruit products for institutional food service, including school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and health and human services agencies. Recent solicitations under this code span canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, apple crisps, fresh produce, and broader food-supply contracts that include purees and processed fruits as line items within larger procurement packages. State and local issuing bodies include school districts (Oregon Department of Corrections, Austin Independent School District, Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and Dallas Independent School District), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office), and county school systems (Douglas County School System in Georgia). These entities procure fruit products as components of meals served to students, incarcerated populations, and residents of state-supported living centers, with firm fixed pricing and compliance with USDA commodity specifications, Buy American Act requirements, and federal nutrition standards as standard contract terms.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Dallas Independent School District, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), Georgia (Hancock County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, and Douglas County school systems), the Pacific Northwest (Oregon Department of Corrections), and distributed activity across other states including Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District), Illinois (State Comptroller on behalf of state agencies), Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools), and Connecticut (City of Bridgeport). Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce due July 31, 2026, with historical pricing of $21.84 per case and a 10% Oregon-goods preference, and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center due July 13, 2026, with a prior-period value of $1.5 million and evaluation based on best value rather than lowest price alone. Contract values range from approximately $41,530 for Oregon applesauce procurements to $9 million for Douglas County School System food supply and distribution, with most school-based fruit and produce solicitations issued as annual or multi-year competitive bids with firm fixed pricing, delivery to multiple school sites, and renewal options. The code shows steady activity across institutional food service procurement, with Q2 and Q3 2026 response windows typical.