UNSPSC 50354629: Frozen organic long gray melons

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

UNSPSC 50354629 Frozen organic long gray melons is a Commodity code that nominally describes a single produce item, yet the recent state and local opportunities sourced under this code show little alignment with frozen organic long gray melons specifically. Instead, state and local governments are soliciting broadly across food procurement for school nutrition programs, senior services, and institutional food service — spanning fresh produce, shelf-stable groceries, frozen items, dairy, meats, and paper supplies. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, Bridgeport Board of Education), county governments (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners), and state agencies (State of Georgia), with school nutrition programs driving the majority of recent activity. Work solicited under this code includes competitive bids for annual food supply contracts supporting National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program compliance, subject to USDA Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content, nutritional standards under the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act, whole-grain and low-sodium formulations, and delivery to central warehouses and school sites on firm fixed-price contracts.

Recent opportunities span Georgia and Connecticut with concentrated activity in Georgia school districts. Hancock County Board of Education issued an IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items (apples, berries, cruciferous and root vegetables, melons, citrus, leafy greens, peppers, and specialty fruits) with bids due June 26, 2026, contract running July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. Early County Board of Education posted a line-by-line food and non-food bid on May 11, 2026 with a June 8 due date, covering approximately 300 food items plus 60 non-food and paper supplies across three schools. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners issued an informal written quote request (IWQ 140229) on October 13, 2026 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items (peanut butter, jelly, canned proteins, rice, pasta, soups, canned vegetables) due October 19, 2026 for delivery by December 7, 2026. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases sought bids on over 1,100 line items of grocery items supporting the Bridgeport Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services with a June 30, 2026 deadline and a July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027 contract term. The code shows little recent activity specifically tied to frozen organic long gray melons; the mismatch suggests this UNSPSC classification may not reflect the predominant procurement activity occurring under it.