UNSPSC 50385957: Warden pear purees

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

UNSPSC 50385957 Warden pear purees, a Commodity code, does not reflect the scope of work actually being solicited under this designation in recent state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities tagged with this code span a broad range of food service commodities — canned applesauce, fresh produce, dried fruit bars, cafeteria staples, supplemental food and consumables for state facilities, and general food and kitchen products — rather than pear purees specifically. The issuing bodies include state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Illinois), county boards of education and county commissions (Gwinnett County, Hancock County, Bridgeport), and independent school districts (Austin ISD), soliciting through IFB, ITB, RFP, and RFQ notices to stock food service operations, state hospitals, state supported living centers, corrections facilities, schools, and senior services centers. The code shows limited relevance to the nominal commodity description, suggesting either persistent miscoding in the state and local taxonomy or a mismatch between the UNSPSC designation and current purchasing practice under this line item.

Geographic spread of recent activity includes Georgia (Gwinnett County, Hancock County, State of Georgia), Illinois (State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office), Oregon (Oregon Department of Corrections), Texas (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Comptroller on behalf of TDCJ, Austin ISD), Connecticut (City of Bridgeport), and multi-state solicitations serving state prison and hospital systems. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' canned fruit applesauce ITB S-29100-00017453 (bids due July 31, 2026, approximately 4,760 cases at approximately $21.84 per case historical pricing), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission supplemental food and consumables IFB HHS0016792v2 (bid deadline March 19, 2026, 210 line items, $4,500,000 potential value over three years), the City of Bridgeport Board of Education commodities procurement IFB BNB053266 (bids due June 26, 2026, 115 line items including proteins, dairy, and produce), and Hancock County Board of Education fresh produce IFB SN002-2027 (bids due June 26, 2026, over 200 line items spanning multiple produce varieties). Buyers applying Buy American provisions where applicable and evaluating responses on best value and price competitiveness.