UNSPSC 50354644: Frozen organic regency melons

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

UNSPSC 50354644 Frozen organic regency melons (Commodity) spans frozen melon products purchased by state and local governments primarily through school nutrition programs. In practice, state and local buyers under this code procure frozen produce as part of broader school meal contracts that encompass hundreds of line items across produce categories, proteins, dairy, and prepared entrees. The work includes delivery of frozen and fresh produce to school sites, compliance with USDA nutrition standards and the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act, maintenance of food safety protocols including HACCP plans and food recall procedures, and adherence to Buy American provisions requiring minimum domestic agricultural content. Issuing bodies are almost exclusively school districts and boards of education, spanning independent districts, county systems, and regional cooperative purchasing vehicles serving multiple districts.

Recent opportunities show concentrated activity in Georgia and Missouri school districts. The Douglas County School System issued an RFP for fresh produce and eggs (February 2026, due March 4) serving 30 districts across two geographic areas with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One, while Savannah-Chatham County Public School System solicited fresh produce for 60 school sites (March 2026, due April 23) and Early County Board of Education requested line-by-line food bids including produce (May 2026, due June 8). The City Schools of Decatur issued an IFB for frozen foods and grocery items (April 2026, due May 15), and Hancock County Board of Education requested fresh produce bids under IFB for the 2026-27 school year (June 2026, due June 26). The Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri solicited over 900 line items of grocery and produce (March 2026, due April 29), and the City of Bridgeport in Connecticut requested grocery items supporting the National School Lunch Program (June 2026, due June 30). All contracts run July 1 through June 30 of the following year with firm pricing and no fuel surcharges permitted.