UNSPSC 50342912: Frozen medjool/medjul dates

The variety of dates known as medjool/medjul dates that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50342912 Frozen medjool/medjul dates is a Commodity code that sees minimal direct solicitation in state and local procurement. The recent opportunities block shows no active state or local government solicitations specifically for frozen medjool dates. The code's narrow scope—a single dried-fruit product with specialized uses—does not align with the broad, multi-category food service procurements that dominate state and local purchasing activity. School districts, corrections facilities, state health agencies, and county purchasing offices acquire frozen dates, if at all, as line items within larger grocery or produce contracts rather than as standalone solicitations. The code does not support a discrete business development pathway in state and local procurement at present.

The broader food service landscape in which frozen dates might appear shows robust activity across related commodity codes. School nutrition programs, state-supported living centers, corrections facilities, and county institutions across Texas, Georgia, Florida, California, Connecticut, Missouri, and Oregon are actively procuring frozen fruits, fresh produce, and grocery items under IFB and RFP mechanisms with response dates ranging from February through July 2026. Representative recent procurements include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's solicitations for supplemental food and consumables at state hospitals (HHS0017660, HHS0017449, and HHS0016792, all IFBs with historical spend benchmarks of $1.5 million to $4.5 million annually), school district fresh produce and grocery bids across multiple states (Hancock County Board of Education fresh produce IFB due June 26, 2026; Douglas County School System food supply RFP due February 18, 2026 with estimated annual spend of $9 million; Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools fresh produce annual contract due April 23, 2026), and specialized procurements such as the County of Santa Clara's dried fruits and nuts solicitation for correctional food services (ITB-PRC-FY26-0617, due February 5, 2026, with five-year term and cost-plus-fee structure). Frozen dates might align with these opportunities only if bidders carry them as secondary items within comprehensive frozen-fruit or specialty-produce offerings.