UNSPSC 50344636: Frozen peacock melons

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

UNSPSC 50344636 Frozen peacock melons, a Commodity code, does not appear to map to the actual recent solicitation activity in this dataset. State and local governments tagging opportunities under this code are soliciting generic frozen and fresh food products for institutional dining, school nutrition programs, and state-facility food services—not frozen peacock melons specifically.

The recent opportunities under this code span state health and human services commissions, school districts, and counties purchasing shelf-stable groceries, frozen vegetables, fresh produce, proteins, dairy products, and prepared foods to support state hospitals, supported living centers, school lunch and breakfast programs, senior services, and parks concessions. Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) dominates the recent activity, with multiple IFBs for frozen food products, groceries, and consumables across state facilities statewide; other active issuers include the Oregon Department of Corrections, New Jersey Department of Human Services, Georgia, Connecticut (Bridgeport Board of Education), and school districts in Georgia and Texas. Representative solicitations include HHSC's frozen food products IFB (HHS0017338V1, posted July 17, 2026, approximately $9 million estimated annual volume), HHSC's grocery procurement for Big Spring State Hospital (HHS0017660V2, posted August 13, 2026, with historical spend of $32,226.36), Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce bid for school year 2027 (PE67080NONST2027000000013, posted June 10, 2026), and Gwinnett County's informal written quotes for shelf-stable food items (PE77023NONST2027000000782, posted October 13, 2026, due October 19, 2026).

The bulk of recent procurement activity clusters in Texas (HHSC repeat awards, state-facility food services) and Georgia (school district and county nutrition programs), with secondary activity in Oregon, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Buy American provisions (51 percent domestic agricultural content for processed items) appear consistently in school nutrition solicitations. Delivery windows, temperature compliance, shelf-life requirements, and USDA specifications drive specification detail across institutional food contracts. Evaluation typically weights price alongside specification and delivery compliance, with HHSC contracts emphasizing best-value selection rather than lowest-price award. Contract terms run one year with optional renewals; Texas HHSC contracts frequently include CPI-indexed price-adjustment formulas and serve multiple facilities statewide.