UNSPSC 50344626: Frozen kakhi/kakri melons

The variety of melons known as kakhi/kakri melons that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50344626 Frozen kakhi/kakri melons, a Commodity code, shows minimal recent activity aligned with its specific product scope. State and local governments procure frozen melons as one line item within much broader grocery and food service solicitations, rather than as a standalone commodity. The 23 opportunities posted between January and July 2026 reveal that frozen melons (if procured at all under this code) are sourced as components of comprehensive food-service contracts serving institutional facilities, school nutrition programs, and specialized food-distribution operations. Issuing bodies include state health and human services agencies (Texas HHSC procuring for state hospitals and state supported living centers), county and municipal school districts (Bulloch County, Douglas County, Early County, Decatur, Hancock County, Savannah-Chatham County, Rockwood R-VI, Fulton County, and Henry County Schools), county correctional facilities, and community nutrition programs (Head Start of Greater Dallas). The code itself names a single frozen produce item, but recent solicitations show that state and local procurement offices bundle frozen vegetables, fruits, and specialty produce into line-item matrices within larger food-service RFPs and IFBs rather than issuing single-commodity contracts.

Geographic concentration spans Texas (multiple HHSC facility contracts), Georgia (school districts in five counties plus Savannah-Chatham), Missouri, Connecticut, Florida, California, Oregon, and New Jersey. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued three major statewide food procurements (HHS0017660 for Big Spring State Hospital due July 27, 2026; HHS0017449 for El Paso State Supported Living Center due July 13, 2026; HHS0016792 for supplemental food statewide with prior deadlines in February and March 2026), each spanning 200+ line items and $1.5 million to $4.5 million in annual value. The New Jersey Department of Human Services issued a partial rebid (26DPP01307) for frozen mixed vegetables in June 2026, and the Oregon Department of Corrections solicited frozen fruit berries (40,000 pounds) in April 2026 at $0.89 per pound historical pricing. School nutrition contracts dominate the activity: Hancock County Schools (Georgia), Bulloch County, Early County, and Henry County Schools all issued fresh and frozen produce bids in spring 2026 spanning 200–300 line items each with July 2026 contract start dates. Frozen kakhi/kakri melons as a distinct procurement line receive no standalone solicitation activity in this dataset; the code shows recent state and local buying activity only when melons are nested within multi-item food-service matrices.