UNSPSC 50344654: Frozen sugar baby melons

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

UNSPSC 50344654 Frozen sugar baby melons is a Commodity code that sees minimal recent state and local procurement activity. The single directly relevant opportunity in the recent record is a small-scale produce solicitation from the Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC) issued April 9, 2026, seeking frozen fruit berries—a closely related frozen produce item—in an ITB for approximately 40,000 pounds with a bid deadline of April 23, 2026. Beyond that example, the available opportunities show school districts, county education boards, Head Start providers, and state health and human services agencies purchasing fresh produce, dried fruits, ice cream, and comprehensive grocery bundles that include frozen and fresh items, but none explicitly target frozen sugar baby melons as a standalone line item. The issuing bodies span school nutrition programs (Fulton County Schools, Henry County Schools, Bulloch County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, City Schools of Decatur, and Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia; Rockwood R-VI and Early County Board of Education in other states; Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida), state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections), county corrections and social services agencies, and cooperative purchasing arrangements. The geographic footprint of recent activity includes Georgia, Texas, Florida, California, New Jersey, Missouri, and Oregon, with a concentration in southeastern school districts and state institutional food service procurement.

The code shows no identifiable market concentration—issuing bodies soliciting under this code represent diverse institutional food service operations rather than a single sector or repeated buyer pattern. The most recent opportunities posted between late January and mid-July 2026 focus on broader produce categories (fresh and frozen vegetables, berries, tropical fruits, apples, melons generally) and comprehensive grocery procurement rather than the specific commodity of frozen sugar baby melons. Vendors pursuing this code face fragmented demand across school nutrition programs tied to academic calendar cycles (contracts commonly run July through June), state institutional food service for correctional and health facilities, and USDA nutrition assistance programs including Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) and National School Lunch Program compliance. Pricing on comparable frozen produce from the ODOC procurement suggests historical reference points around $0.89 per pound, though actual market rates and case structures for melons likely vary. The absence of frozen sugar baby melons as a named line item across this portfolio of opportunities suggests the code may be overclassified for current procurement patterns, or demand under this specific commodity is episodic and geographically dispersed enough to remain below visibility in quarterly posting cycles.