UNSPSC 50354602: Frozen organic athena melons

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

UNSPSC 50354602 Frozen organic athena melons is a Commodity-level code with minimal recent state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities posted under this code show little connection to frozen organic melons specifically; instead, they reflect broad school nutrition procurement spanning groceries, fresh produce, and food service distribution. School districts and boards of education dominate the issuing-body mix, including the City of Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur, Rockwood R-VI School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and Douglas County School System, alongside one state-level solicitation from Georgia and one city procurement office. The code shows activity concentrated in Georgia and Connecticut, with additional representation in Missouri.

Recent opportunities reveal that state and local governments are procuring frozen and fresh produce, dairy, proteins, grains, and prepared foods to support National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program operations across school sites, typically with contract periods running July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. Representative solicitations include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases' IFB for over 1,100 grocery-line items (response due June 30, 2026), Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce spanning 200+ line items including melons, berries, and root vegetables (response due June 26, 2026), and Douglas County School System's RFP for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 school districts with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One (response due March 4, 2026). Vendors must comply with Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content, maintain HACCP plans with 24/7 recall accessibility, carry liability insurance of $1 million minimum per occurrence, and deliver to multiple school sites Monday through Friday with firm pricing throughout the contract term and no separate fuel surcharges permitted. The code itself appears to be a narrow commodity classification that does not align with the broad procurement patterns state and local governments are actually executing under the broader food-service categories they are posting.