UNSPSC 50354637: Frozen organic pepino melons

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

UNSPSC 50354637 Frozen organic pepino melons (Commodity) shows minimal direct recent activity aligned with its scope. The code nominally describes a single perishable produce item, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it center on broad-based school nutrition procurement — multi-hundred or multi-thousand-line-item grocery and produce solicitations serving National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program operations across districts and municipalities. School nutrition departments and food service cooperatives are the primary issuing bodies, and the work actually being solicited encompasses fresh and frozen produce, meats, dairy, grains, condiments, and non-food supplies rather than frozen pepino melons specifically. When frozen pepino melons do appear, they surface as one line item among dozens or hundreds in larger produce or grocery bundles, not as standalone procurements. The code appears to be assigned to opportunities based on the presence of frozen produce categories rather than to targeted demand for this particular commodity.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, where six of the nine recent opportunities originate — Hancock County, Early County, Decatur City Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and Douglas County School System all issued fresh produce or food supply IFBs and RFPs between January and June 2026. Connecticut (City of Bridgeport, June 30, 2026 due date) and Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District, April 29, 2026) account for the remainder. The Douglas County School System issued two significant RFPs — one for fresh produce and eggs under the GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 districts with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million and $1.1 million by geographic area (RFP due March 4, 2026), and a separate RFP for food supply and distribution services with estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9 million (RFP due February 18, 2026). Most recent opportunities specify firm pricing throughout contract terms (July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027), Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural content, HACCP plans, 24/7 recall accessibility, and delivery to multiple school sites Monday through Friday within defined time windows.