UNSPSC 50344608: Frozen cavaillon melons

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

UNSPSC 50344608 Frozen cavaillon melons is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual state and local procurement activity supporting it. The recent opportunities block tags multiple solicitations under this code, but none of them target frozen cavaillon melons specifically; instead, they solicited broad grocery and food-service procurement spanning proteins, dairy, produce, frozen foods, and consumables for state institutions, school districts, and other public bodies. The code's nominal scope—a single frozen fruit variety—diverges sharply from what state and local governments are actually buying under it, which is comprehensive institutional food supply covering dozens or hundreds of line items per contract.

The issuing bodies soliciting under this code span state health and human services agencies, county school boards, municipal school systems, special-purpose agencies (Head Start), county correction facilities, and state departments of corrections across Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Florida, Connecticut, California, Oregon, and other states. Repeat buyers include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (multiple solicitations for state hospitals and supported living centers), Georgia school districts (Hancock County, Bulloch County, Early County, Douglas County, Savannah-Chatham, Henry County, City Schools of Decatur, Fulton County), and other school systems nationally. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017660 for FY27 groceries at Big Spring State Hospital (due July 27, 2026, covering 110+ line items at $32,226 prior-year spend), Head Start of Greater Dallas's IFB 26-GP for frozen foods and produce across 32,409 cases to meet CACFP requirements (sealed bids due June 24, 2026, estimated value $969,460.94), Douglas County School System's RFP for food supply and distribution services supporting 32,000 meals daily (estimated $9 million annual spend), and Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce spanning 200+ line items (bids due June 26, 2026). Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Missouri, and Florida, with secondary activity in California, Oregon, Connecticut, and other states. This code appears to serve as a catch-all classification for institutional food procurement rather than a narrow commodity category, suggesting misalignment between taxonomy and actual procurement intent.