UNSPSC 50344657: Frozen sweet heart seedless watermelon

The variety of melons known as sweet heart seedless watermelon that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50344657 Frozen sweet heart seedless watermelon is a Commodity code capturing frozen specialty produce supplied to state and local institutional food service operations—primarily school nutrition programs, state hospitals, correctional facilities, and child care agencies. State and local governments procure frozen watermelon as a component of broader frozen fruit and vegetable categories within comprehensive grocery and food service supply contracts, not as standalone commodity buys. The solicitations rarely isolate frozen watermelon as a line item; instead, they tag procurement under broader food and produce codes while occasionally naming frozen melon varieties within mixed frozen-fruit or vegetable portfolios.

Recent activity under this code comes predominantly from school districts and state health and human services agencies across the Southeast and South, particularly Georgia and Texas. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has issued multiple IFBs for supplemental food and consumables serving state hospitals and supported living centers (HHS0017660, HHS0017449, HHS0016792 and variants), with response dates in February through July 2026. Georgia school districts—including Hancock County, Early County, City Schools of Decatur, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham County, Fulton County, Henry County, and Douglas County—have posted seasonal IFBs for school nutrition groceries, fresh produce, and frozen foods with bid deadlines between February and June 2026. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut issued a grocery IFB for its Board of Education (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026), and Head Start of Greater Dallas sought bids for frozen foods and produce for child care (IFB 26-GP, due June 24, 2026). The New Jersey Department of Human Services posted a frozen vegetables rebid (26DPP01307, due June 17, 2026), and the Oregon Department of Corrections solicited frozen berries (S2910000016590, due April 23, 2026). The Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa issued an RFP for fresh specialty fruits and vegetables under the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (26039RFPDST, due March 11, 2026). Frozen watermelon does not appear as a named line item in any of the posted solicitations reviewed; when frozen fruit is requested, solicitations typically list berries, mixed tropical fruit blends, or raisins rather than melons. Geographic concentration is strongest in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Florida, Connecticut, New Jersey, Oregon, California, and Missouri.