UNSPSC 50307021: Medlars

The type of fruit known as medlars

UNSPSC 50307021 Medlars, a Commodity code, encompasses food service supply for institutional child nutrition programs—primarily school meal service, Head Start centers, and senior services—where state and local governments procure fresh produce, dairy, proteins, beverages, and nonfood supplies (paper goods, janitorial items, food storage materials) bundled into weekly or daily delivery contracts. The issuing-body mix reflects the decentralized structure of American school nutrition: individual school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Hillsborough County Public Schools, Austin ISD, Meriden Public Schools, Muscogee County, Glynn County, Liberty County, Savannah-Chatham County, Henry County, Bryan County, Early County, Dougherty County, Bartow County, Bulloch County, Central Point, McAllen, and others across Georgia, Texas, Florida, Connecticut, Oregon, and California) dominate the solicitation volume, with occasional participation from state-level procurement offices (Georgia for statewide food-supply buys), special districts (Head Start of Greater Dallas, GEC Buying Cooperative), city departments (San Antonio senior services, Bridgeport Board of Education, Meriden, Edinburg), and county institutions (Santa Clara County corrections food service). Recent opportunities show school districts as the primary repeat buyers, often managing seasonal procurement cycles aligned to academic years (July–June).

Geographic spread spans the South heavily—Georgia school systems (Bulloch, Bryan, Dougherty, Glynn, Hancock, Liberty, Muscogee, Savannah-Chatham, and others) post multiple solicitations within a narrow timeframe—with secondary concentrations in Texas (Austin, McAllen, Edinburg), Florida (Hillsborough), and scattered activity in the Northeast (Connecticut, Massachusetts) and Pacific Northwest (Oregon, California). Representative recent opportunities include Hillsborough County Public Schools' RFP 26RFP034 for fresh produce and beverages to 18 elementary FFVP sites (cost-plus fixed-fee, response due March 11, 2026), Madison Metropolitan School District IFB 4162 for petite bananas at $78,000 annual value (response due July 29, 2026), Bridgeport Board of Education BNB052266 for over 1,100 grocery line items under National School Lunch Program rules (bids due June 30, 2026), Austin ISD RFP 26RFP034 for fresh produce and beverages across all district locations emphasizing Good Food Purchasing Program compliance (March 11, 2026), GEC Buying Cooperative SN 26-004 aggregating 30 Georgia districts' fresh produce and eggs procurement at $5.5 million combined annual spend (response due March 4, 2026), and DeSoto County Schools fresh produce distribution on cost-plus-fee basis for 41 school sites (June 22, 2026). Most recent awards emphasize Buy American compliance, HACCP plans, firm fixed pricing for 60–90 days post-award with subsequent escalation tied to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service or Consumer Price Index benchmarks, and preference scoring for local or regional sourcing where permitted by state law.