UNSPSC 50344624: Frozen jubilee melons

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

UNSPSC 50344624 Frozen jubilee melons is a Commodity code that names a single frozen fruit product line, yet the recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code do not consistently reflect purchases of jubilee melons specifically. Instead, the code appears across a diverse set of institutional food procurement activities — including frozen vegetable blends, fresh produce, proteins, dairy, pantry staples, and food service consumables — suggesting either code misapplication in posting or a broader commodity-family scope than the code name alone indicates. The issuing bodies are predominantly state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections), school districts (Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, Bridgeport Board of Education), county social service and parks departments (Gwinnett County, Collier County, New Jersey Department of Human Services), and nonprofit food-service operators (Head Start of Greater Dallas). Texas agencies dominate the recent activity, posting multiple institutional food contracts across state hospitals and supported living centers; Georgia, Oregon, Florida, Connecticut, and New Jersey also show recent solicitation activity.

Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's July 2026 IFB HHS0017338 for frozen food products serving state hospitals and supported living centers statewide, with an estimated annual volume of approximately $9 million and bids due August 18, 2026; the Oregon Department of Corrections' August 2026 IFB S2910000017684 for approximately 40,000 pounds of frozen sliced or diced apples, with bids due August 19, 2026 and Oregon goods/resident preferences of up to 10 percent; Hancock County Board of Education's June 2026 IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items, with bids due June 26, 2026; and the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' October 2026 informal written quote request for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items for senior services, with quotes due October 19, 2026. The activity is weighted toward institutional food supply (state hospitals, supported living centers, school nutrition programs, county senior services) rather than retail or specialty frozen-fruit procurement, and award criteria typically emphasize specification and delivery compliance, past vendor performance, and best value rather than price alone.