UNSPSC 50395504: Organic bartlett pear purees

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

UNSPSC 50395504 Organic bartlett pear purees is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of shelf-stable fruit products for institutional food service, including pureed and processed fruit items. Recent solicitations show that state and local governments buy canned and processed fruit products—applesauce, dried fruit bars, and similar items—for correctional facilities, veterans homes, schools, county senior services, and state health and human services institutions. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections and health services, state veterans homes, county boards of education and boards of commissioners, independent school districts, city boards of education, and state health and human services commissions. The code sees active procurement across multiple states and jurisdictions, with both brand-specific and brand-or-equal specifications common in recent solicitations.

The geographic spread covers Oregon, Illinois, Texas, Georgia, and Connecticut, with the most visible recent activity in the Pacific Northwest and Texas corrections and health-services sectors. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections issuing an ITB for canned applesauce (approximately 1,904 cases due June 2, 2026) with a historical price of $21.827 per case; the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office soliciting weekly food orders (brand-specific and brand-or-equal) for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2027, with proposals due August 24, 2026; and Austin Independent School District requesting proposals for dried fruit bars and apple crisps for food service (due July 16, 2026). Additional activity includes Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners procuring shelf-stable food items including canned products (due October 19, 2026) and the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases issuing a commodities bid for the Board of Education Nutrition Center (due June 26, 2026). Contracts typically require compliance with USDA commodity specifications, Buy American provisions where applicable, insurance minimums, and delivery to institutional distribution centers or school warehouses.