UNSPSC 50344614: Frozen eclipse melons

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

UNSPSC 50344614 Frozen eclipse melons (Commodity) shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code appears to specify a narrow produce item, but the recent opportunities block contains no solicitations matching this description. Instead, the recent records show school districts, state health and human services agencies, and public institutions soliciting bids for broad grocery and food service categories—fresh and frozen produce (melons, berries, apples, vegetables), proteins, dairy, and prepared foods—under open food service contracts with hundreds of line items spanning multiple commodity types. The mismatch between the hyper-specific code (frozen eclipse melons) and the scope of actual state and local buying (comprehensive food service procurement) suggests either misclassification in the opportunities or that frozen eclipse melons are purchased as one among many items within larger contracts tagged to broader UNSPSC codes.

State and local buyers in this space—principally school districts, state health agencies, and county corrections departments across Texas, Georgia, Florida, Missouri, Connecticut, California, New Jersey, and Oregon—issue RFPs and IFBs annually for food service on competitive, best-value terms. Recent winners typically supply entire categories of goods (fresh and frozen produce, proteins, dairy, prepared foods) rather than single items, with contract values ranging from $500,000 to $9 million annually and firm pricing for one-year initial terms with renewal options. If eclipse melons or similar specialty items move through state and local procurement, they enter as line items within these broad commodity solicitations, not as standalone purchases. Vendors pursuing this market should monitor school nutrition RFPs and state facility food service contracts in the target geography, as that is where the actual buying occurs.