UNSPSC 50395530: Organic mountain bartlett pear purees

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

UNSPSC 50395530 Organic mountain bartlett pear purees, a Commodity code, describes shelf-stable fruit products and fruit preparations that state and local governments buy for institutional food service, including school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, senior services, and state hospitals. Recent solicitations under this code span canned and processed fruit items—applesauce, dried fruit bars, apple crisps, and mixed fresh and processed produce—procured by school districts, corrections departments, county boards of education, and state health and human services agencies. The code captures both single-item purchases (canned applesauce) and line-item positions within larger food service commodities RFQs and IFBs that bundle proteins, vegetables, dairy, and fruit products together. Issuing bodies include state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, State of Illinois), county school systems (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Austin Independent School District in Texas), municipal education boards (Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), county social services departments (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia), and state veterans facilities (Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy). Purchase volumes range from approximately 1,000 to 5,000 cases per solicitation, with firm-fixed pricing expected and delivery to central warehouses or distribution centers on FOB Destination terms within 45 to 72 hours.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast (Georgia, Tennessee area) and Texas, with secondary activity in Oregon, Illinois, and Connecticut. Representative recent opportunities include the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners IWQ 140229 requesting approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned proteins and vegetables for the Department of Community Services (due October 19, 2026); the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office soliciting weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy on a brand-or-equal and brand-specific basis for the fourth quarter of FY-27 (proposals due August 24, 2026); the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce in five truck loads to be delivered to the Central Distribution Center in Salem (bids due July 31, 2026, with a historical price of $21.84 per case); Austin Independent School District RFP 27RFP004 for dried fruit bars and apple crisps for food service (proposals due July 16, 2026); and Hancock County Board of Education IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items for the 2026-27 school year (sealed bids due June 26, 2026). Buy American provisions and domestic-content minimums (51 percent for processed products) appear in school district and Texas state solicitations. Oregon offers a combined 10 percent preference (5 percent for Oregon-fabricated goods and 5 percent for Oregon-headquartered bidders) on its applesauce procurements.