UNSPSC 50327021: Dried medlars

The type of fruit known as medlars that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50327021 Dried medlars, a Commodity code, carries minimal recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope—whole or processed dried medlar fruit—does not align with the actual food procurement work currently being solicited under this classification. Recent state and local opportunities posted against this code predominantly feature broad food service supply contracts spanning fresh produce, proteins, dairy, grains, beverages, and prepared foods for school nutrition programs and institutional food services, with only one solicitation directly addressing a dried-fruit product category. The single dried-fruit-specific opportunity on record—Santa Clara County's February 2026 ITB for dried fruits and nuts to supply a correctional facility—encompasses raisins, cranberries, tropical fruit mix, walnuts, and pecans, but does not reference dried medlars specifically.

State and local food service procurement under this code is dominated by school districts, county school systems, and correctional departments across Georgia, Connecticut, Missouri, California, Texas, and Virginia. Representative recent opportunities include Hancock County Board of Education's June 2026 IFB for fresh produce (response date June 26, 2026), Bridgeport, Connecticut's June 2026 IFB for commodities including eggs, poultry, cheese, and fruit and vegetable products (response date June 26, 2026), Fairfax County Public Schools' April 2026 IFB for Master Grocery K-12 (response date April 27, 2026), and Douglas County School System's February 2026 RFP for fresh produce and eggs to 30 districts via the GEC Buying Cooperative with estimated combined spending of $5.5 million (response date March 4, 2026). The code shows activity concentration in school nutrition and corrections food service rather than medlar-specific sourcing, indicating either broad tagging of food-service supply contracts or limited procurement volume under the dried medlars classification itself.