UNSPSC 50354601: Frozen organic allsweet melons

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

UNSPSC 50354601 Frozen organic allsweet melons (Commodity) covers frozen melon products sourced by state and local school districts to support child nutrition programs under federal meal reimbursement standards. The code sits within a broader procurement landscape where school systems and districts across the United States buy extensive grocery and fresh produce inventories—including frozen produce items—to supply breakfast and lunch programs to thousands of students daily. Recent opportunities under and near this code show school nutrition programs purchasing multiple categories of frozen and fresh products simultaneously: frozen foods, fresh produce, eggs, dairy, meats, grains, and prepared items all roll into single multi-line-item solicitations or coordinated buying efforts. The issuing bodies are exclusively school districts and boards of education—entities including city school systems, county boards of education, and independent school districts—reflecting the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program as the primary demand drivers. All recent opportunities impose Buy American requirements (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content for processed products), HACCP food safety plans, product labeling and nutrition compliance with USDA and Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act standards, E-Verify work authorization, and firm pricing with no fuel surcharges or partial delivery exceptions.

Recent activity clusters in Georgia and adjacent states. The Douglas County School System (Georgia) issued two major RFPs in early 2026 covering food supply and distribution ($9 million annually) and fresh produce with eggs across 30 cooperating districts ($5.5 million combined); the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia) solicited fresh produce in March 2026; Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) requested fresh produce bids in June 2026 with delivery to three schools; the City Schools of Decatur (Georgia) issued an IFB for frozen foods and grocery items in April 2026 for ten school sites; Early County Board of Education (Georgia) bid food and non-food products in May 2026; and the Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) solicited over 900 grocery line items in March 2026 serving roughly 7,800 daily meal participants. The City of Bridgeport (Connecticut) Department of Public Purchases issued an IFB for 1,100+ grocery line items on behalf of the Bridgeport Board of Education in June 2026, due June 30. Georgia dominates the visible pipeline, though Missouri and Connecticut recent activity suggests broader geographic distribution. Notice types include RFP, RFQ, and IFB; response dates have largely passed or are imminent as of mid-2026, with contract periods typically running July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027.