UNSPSC 50344622: Frozen ida pride melons

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

UNSPSC 50344622 Frozen ida pride melons is a Commodity code describing a single frozen melon product line that state and local governments procure as part of broader food-service and nutrition-support purchasing. The recent opportunities under this code show minimal direct procurement of frozen melons as a standalone line item; instead, frozen melon products appear as subordinate line items within large institutional food contracts serving schools, state hospitals, state supported living centers, and county nutrition programs. State and local buyers source frozen produce—including melons—as components of comprehensive grocery or frozen-food solicitations rather than as dedicated commodity purchases. Issuing bodies include school districts (Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, City of Bridgeport Board of Education), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission for multiple state hospitals and supported living centers), county social services (Gwinnett County Department of Community Services), county parks operations (Collier County), regional child-care networks (Head Start of Greater Dallas), and state departments of corrections (Oregon Department of Corrections). These entities buy frozen produce to meet National School Lunch Program, Child and Adult Care Food Program, and institutional food-service requirements, with pricing and delivery evaluated on competitive bidding platforms including sealed bids and informal written quotes.

Activity concentrates in Texas (via multiple HHSC procurements for state hospitals and supported living centers), Georgia (Gwinnett County, Hancock County, Early County), and Oregon (state corrections system), with secondary activity in Connecticut (City of Bridgeport), Florida (Collier County), and New Jersey (state nutrition programs). Representative solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections' procurement of approximately 40,000 pounds of frozen sliced or diced apples due August 19, 2026, under IFB S2910000017684 with Oregon-vendor preferences totaling up to 10 percent, and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's statewide frozen-food solicitation (IFB HHS0017338V1, bids due August 18, 2026) covering 106 line items of frozen products for 18 qualified ordering entities across state hospitals and supported living centers with an estimated annual volume of approximately 9 million dollars. Early County Board of Education issued an IFB for food products (due June 8, 2026) encompassing frozen items alongside fresh produce and proteins for school nutrition programs. Hancock County Board of Education solicited fresh produce including multiple apple varieties and melons under IFB #SN002-2027 (bids due June 26, 2026) with Buy American domestic-content requirements. State and local procurement offices typically evaluate frozen-produce bids on specification compliance, delivery capacity, past performance, and price, with awards often made to single broadline vendors or multiple regional distributors based on best value rather than lowest cost alone.