UNSPSC 50377021: Canned or jarred organic medlars

The type of organic fruit known as organic medlars that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50377021 Canned or jarred organic medlars, Commodity tier, does not reflect the actual scope of food procurement activity state and local governments are pursuing. Recent solicitations tagged to this code span broad shelf-stable and fresh food categories — canned vegetables, proteins, fruits, bakery items, dairy, and fresh produce — for school districts, county social services, corrections departments, state veterans homes, and state-supported living centers. The code name names a single commodity (medlars, a rarely procured fruit preserve), yet the work being solicited is institutional food service resupply at scale, encompassing hundreds of line items across multiple product families and delivery sites. When a state or local buyer tags a food-service RFP, IFB, or RFQ to this code, they are broadly indicating food commodities procurement, not medlars specifically. The issuing-body mix includes county boards of education (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia; Austin Independent School District in Texas), county social services departments (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia), state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on behalf of the Department of Criminal Justice), and municipal purchasing divisions (City of Bridgeport, Connecticut). Repeat activity shows Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy and HHSC/DSHS statewide food service appearing multiple times in the recent solicitation window.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast and Southwest: Georgia (Gwinnett County, Hancock County), Texas (Austin ISD, HHSC El Paso facility, TDCJ statewide warehouses), Oregon (ODOC Salem distribution), Illinois (State Veterans Home at Quincy), and Connecticut (City of Bridgeport). Representative recent opportunities include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners requesting informal written quotes (IWQ) for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food products (peanut butter, jelly, canned proteins, rice, pasta, sauces, soups, canned vegetables) with quotes due October 19, 2026, and delivery to the Gwinnett Senior Services Center by December 7, 2026; Oregon Department of Corrections issuing an ITB for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce delivered to the Central Distribution Center in Salem with bids due July 31, 2026 and a historical price of $21.84 per case; Texas Health and Human Services Commission requesting bids for 210 line items of fresh, frozen, dry, and refrigerated food products for state hospitals and supported living centers statewide with an anticipated maximum three-year contract value of $4,500,000; and City of Bridgeport, Connecticut requesting bids for 115 line items including eggs, poultry, cheese, beef, and fruit and vegetable products for the Board of Education Nutrition Center, with electronic submissions due June 26, 2026. Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content and state-level geographic preferences (Oregon's 5 percent preference for Oregon-fabricated goods and resident bidders) appear in recent solicitations. Contract terms typically run one year with renewal options; pricing is firm fixed for the contract period in most cases, with adjustments permitted only at renewal or upon demonstrated market changes.