UNSPSC 50302912: Medjool/medjul dates

The variety of dates known as medjool/medjul dates

UNSPSC 50302912 Medjool/medjul dates (Commodity) covers fresh produce supply to state and local institutions—primarily correctional facilities, school districts, senior services programs, and health care facilities—through competitive procurement. State and local governments buy dates and other fresh fruit and vegetables under this code as part of institutional food service contracts that support cafeterias, meal programs, and dietary operations. Recent solicitations show the code is active but dominated by broader fresh-produce categories; the Medjool date designation appears narrower than actual procurement practice, which encompasses apples, bananas, berries, leafy greens, root vegetables, tomatoes, and specialty items alongside or instead of dates in multi-item RFPs and IFBs.

School districts, state corrections departments, county boards of education, and municipal agencies issuing under or alongside this code span Texas, Illinois, Georgia, Mississippi, Wisconsin, and Connecticut. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice leads recent activity with three separate fresh-produce solicitations (IW267376, IW267420, IW267411) issued between late September and mid-October 2026, all due in October. Issuing bodies range from state prison food warehouses to city parks departments, county school nutrition programs, and child care food-program operators. Representative recent opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 (Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Snacks, due July 29, 2026, requiring Wisconsin-sourced produce within 400 miles with 5% diverse-business preference), the Illinois Department of Mental Health's Madden Mental Health Center small-purchase procurement for weekly produce delivery through June 30, 2027 (due August 14, 2026), Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce spanning 200+ line items across multiple apple varieties, berries, and specialty items (due June 26, 2026), and Head Start of Greater Dallas's IFB for grocery products valued at $969,460.94 with a pre-bid conference and four optional one-year renewals (sealed bids due June 24, 2026). Buy American requirements, prevailing-wage compliance, USDA and CACFP regulatory adherence, local-vendor preferences worth 5–10 evaluation points, and insurance minimima ($500,000 to $2 million general liability) are standard. School-year contract cycles (July–June) dominate; corrections and health-care operations show year-round or fiscal-year procurement windows.