UNSPSC 50344637: Frozen pepino melons

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

UNSPSC 50344637 Frozen pepino melons, a Commodity code, sees active state and local procurement across institutional food service, school nutrition, and correctional facility supply chains, though the recent opportunities block shows no direct solicitations for frozen pepino melons specifically. Instead, the code appears tagged in a broader procurement context where state and local buyers are sourcing frozen produce, frozen specialty foods, and frozen novelties alongside other food service staples. The actual buying under related frozen-produce codes centers on institutional meal service — hospital and state facility food programs, school district nutrition services, and correctional food supply — where frozen fruits, vegetables, and prepared frozen items anchor multi-week or multi-month supply contracts at fixed or indexed pricing. Issuing bodies span state health and human services commissions, school districts, counties, and correctional facilities. Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) has posted multiple frozen-food procurement notices for state hospitals and state-supported living centers; Georgia school districts including Hancock County, Early County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham, Decatur, Henry County, and Fulton County solicit frozen and fresh produce regularly; and smaller municipal and county food authorities issue produce and frozen-food bids on annual cycles aligned with fiscal years or school calendar years.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Florida, and California, with scattered opportunities in Connecticut, Missouri, New Jersey, Oregon, and other states. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017660 (FY27 Groceries for Big Spring State Hospital, due July 27, 2026) spanning frozen and fresh foods across 110 line items with a prior-year baseline of $32,226.36; the Hancock County Board of Education IFB for fresh produce (due June 26, 2026), covering over 200 line items of fresh and frozen items with delivery to three school locations; the Head Start of Greater Dallas IFB 26-GP (due June 24, 2026) for approximately 32,409 cases of frozen foods and produce at an estimated $969,460.94 total value; and the Bulloch County Board of Education Invitation for Bid (due May 4, 2026) for comprehensive grocery and frozen food items across multiple categories for 14 school delivery sites. All solicitations require firm, fixed pricing or indexed pricing with CPI or USDA market-basket adjustments, HACCP compliance, food recall protocols, and delivery within specified windows to institutional or school locations.