UNSPSC 50344621: Frozen icebox melons

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

UNSPSC 50344621 Frozen icebox melons (Commodity) represents a narrow product category within institutional food procurement, but recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code show little alignment with the nominal scope. The opportunities posted from May through October 2026 span broad food-service and nutrition-assistance procurement across state hospitals, supported living centers, school districts, and county services—covering hundreds of line items spanning proteins, produce, dairy, bakery goods, condiments, and consumables. Only one solicitation names a frozen-fruit product explicitly: the Oregon Department of Corrections procurement for approximately 40,000 pounds of frozen sliced or diced apples (posted August 5, 2026, bids due August 19). The remaining opportunities address fresh produce (apples, berries, cruciferous and root vegetables, melons, citrus, specialty fruits), canned and shelf-stable groceries, frozen prepared entrees and vegetables, and food-service disposables—none specifically targeting frozen melons. The code's tagging appears to reflect administrative classification of broader food-procurement vehicles rather than discrete melon purchases.

Issuing bodies span state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections), school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Early County Board of Education in Georgia, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), county governments (Gwinnett County in Georgia, Collier County in Florida), Head Start agencies, and other institutional food-service operations. Geographic concentration appears heaviest in Texas (multiple HHSC solicitations for state hospitals and supported living centers), Georgia (Gwinnett County, Hancock County, Early County), and scattered single opportunities in Oregon, Florida, Connecticut, and New Jersey. Representative solicitations include Gwinnett County's October 2026 informal written quote for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items (shelf-life products only, no frozen melons), the Texas HHSC's July 2026 frozen-food procurement spanning 106 line items across baked goods, prepared entrees, proteins, and vegetables for state hospitals statewide (estimated $9 million annual volume), and Hancock County Schools' June 2026 fresh-produce bid for over 200 line items including multiple apple and melon varieties but emphasizing fresh, not frozen, offerings. The code shows minimal current activity genuinely targeting frozen melons as a discrete procurement line item.