UNSPSC 50347021: Frozen medlars

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

UNSPSC 50347021 Frozen medlars, a Commodity code, does not reflect the actual work state and local governments are procuring under this classification. Recent opportunities posted under this code are predominately school nutrition contracts and institutional food service solicitations, not medlar-specific procurement, indicating a significant taxonomy mismatch between the code's literal scope and real purchasing patterns.

State and local issuing bodies using this code span school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Schools, Early County Schools, Decatur City Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Schools, Rockwood R-VI, Bulloch County Schools, Henry County Schools, Douglas County Schools, Fulton County Schools, Hillsborough County Schools), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, New Jersey Department of Human Services), counties (Santa Clara County), and specialized providers (Head Start of Greater Dallas). School districts dominate recent activity, with multiple Georgia and Texas districts posting nutrition contracts within the past six months. Geographic spread is concentrated in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in California, Florida, Missouri, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Oregon. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017660 for groceries and food service supplies for Big Spring State Hospital (response due July 27, 2026) covering proteins, prepared foods, dairy, pantry staples, beverages, and packaging materials; the City of Bridgeport's IFB BNB052266 for over 1,100 line items of breakfast items, cereals, frozen products, condiments, and meats for the Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services (response due June 30, 2026); and Head Start of Greater Dallas' IFB 26-GP for approximately 32,409 cases of frozen foods, produce, and meat products meeting CACFP requirements (sealed bids due June 24, 2026). Hancock County Board of Education posted IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce covering apples, berries, vegetables, and melons across 200+ line items (response due June 26, 2026), and the Oregon Department of Corrections issued ITB S2910000016590 for frozen fruit berries, approximately 40,000 pounds unsweetened IQF product (response due April 23, 2026). The mismatch between medlar procurement and actual school-lunch, institutional-dining, and food-distribution work suggests either a data-entry error in the original code assignment or a taxonomy gap in how state and local procurement offices classify broad institutional food-service buys.