UNSPSC 50344608: Frozen cavaillon melons

The variety of melons known as cavaillon melons that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50344608 Frozen cavaillon melons, a Commodity code, shows minimal recent state and local procurement activity aligned with the code's specific product scope. State and local buyers soliciting under this code are acquiring frozen specialty melons as components of broader institutional food-service contracts, typically as one line item among hundreds in school nutrition, corrections, state hospital, and social-services food buys. Issuing bodies include state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections), county school districts (Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education), county social-services departments (Gwinnett County, Collier County), and state agencies operating detention and care facilities. The representative solicitations—including Hancock County's June 2026 fresh produce RFB spanning over 200 produce items and Early County's May 2026 school food RFB covering 300+ food items—treat melons (in this case, fresh rather than frozen varieties) as commodity-line purchases within broader nutritional sourcing. None of the recent opportunities specifically isolate frozen cavaillon melons as a standalone procurement; the code appears to capture a niche product within larger consolidated food-service awards.

Activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and the Pacific Northwest. Texas Health and Human Services Commission has issued multiple IFBs for frozen and supplemental food products serving state hospitals and state supported living centers statewide (HHS0017338V1 for frozen foods, HHS0017660V2 for Big Spring State Hospital groceries, HHS0017799 and HHS0017798 for Mexia State Supported Living Center supplies, all with August 2026 bid deadlines). Hancock County Board of Education issued an IFB for fresh produce in June 2026 with delivery to three school sites; Early County Board of Education posted a line-by-line food RFB in May 2026 with response due June 8, 2026. Oregon Department of Corrections solicited approximately 40,000 pounds of frozen sliced or diced apples in August 2026 (S2910000017684), offering a combined 10% preference for Oregon goods and resident bidders. New Jersey Department of Human Services posted a frozen-vegetable rebid in May 2026 (26DPP01307), and Gwinnett County issued an informal written quote for shelf-stable food items in October 2026 with response due October 19, 2026. The code shows activity but does not appear to be a primary focus of recent state and local solicitation; frozen specialty melons are typically embedded as one SKU within institutional produce or frozen-food aggregates rather than procured as a category driver.