UNSPSC 50354661: Frozen organic yellow baby watermelon

The variety of organic melons known as organic yellow baby watermelon that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50354661 Frozen organic yellow baby watermelon, a Commodity code, nominally designates a single frozen produce item, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code show no purchase activity for frozen watermelon specifically. Instead, the solicitations center on large-scale food service procurement — shelf-stable grocery items, fresh produce, and mixed food products — issued by school districts, county departments of community services, and state procurement offices. The work involves sourcing food to support the National School Lunch Program, school breakfast programs, senior services, and board of education nutrition departments. State and local buyers evaluate bids line-by-line across hundreds of items, applying federal Buy American provisions (requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content where applicable), USDA nutrition standards including the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act and whole-grain rules, HACCP food safety plans, and compliance with E-Verify and debarment verification. Delivery logistics are tightly specified — designated school sites and central warehouses, narrow time windows (typically Monday through Friday, 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.), firm fixed pricing with no separate fuel surcharges, and 24- to 72-hour emergency delivery capability. Vendors must carry liability insurance, provide references, submit detailed nutritional analyses and product formulations, pass blind taste and laboratory testing, and maintain state health inspection records.

Recent opportunities cluster in Georgia and Connecticut school districts and county governments. Hancock County Board of Education issued an IFB on June 10, 2026 (due June 26) for over 200 line items of fresh produce across three delivery locations for the 2026-27 school year; Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners posted an informal written quote on October 13, 2026 (due October 19) for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items to the Department of Community Services; the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases sought bids on over 1,100 grocery line items for the Board of Education on June 30, 2026; Early County Board of Education requested line-by-line bids on June 11, 2026 (due June 8) for approximately 300 food items plus 60 non-food and paper cleaning supplies; and the State of Georgia posted a food, supplies, and kitchen products bid on May 15, 2026 (due June 22). The code shows little activity aligned to its nominal designation of frozen organic watermelon and does not serve as a reliable procurement signal for that specific item.