UNSPSC 50364601: Canned or jarred allsweet melons

The variety of melons known as allsweet melons that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50364601 Canned or jarred allsweet melons (Commodity) describes preserved melon products that state and local governments procure primarily as institutional food-service items for correctional facilities, state health and human services centers, and school districts, though recent solicitation activity under this code shows limited direct alignment with the nominal commodity scope. The issuing bodies include state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office), county school districts (Hancock County Board of Education, Muscogee County School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Douglas County School System), independent school districts (Austin Independent School District, Dallas Independent School District, Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Liberty County Board of Education), city procurement offices (City of Bridgeport, Connecticut), and regional or cooperative buying groups. Recent opportunities indicate that governments under this code's classification are actually sourcing canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, apple crisps, fresh produce (apples, berries, vegetables, eggs, melons, citrus), and broad food-service consumables rather than canned melons specifically, suggesting significant misalignment between the code's nominal definition and actual procurement activity.

Geographic activity concentrates in the South (Georgia, Texas) and Mid-Atlantic (Connecticut, Virginia), with secondary activity in the Pacific Northwest (Oregon) and Midwest (Missouri, Illinois). Representative recent solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S-29100-00017453 for canned fruit applesauce (4,760 cases, due July 31, 2026, 5% Oregon-goods and 5% Oregon-headquartered-vendor preferences, historical award to Robbins Sales at $21.84 per case), Austin Independent School District's RFP 27RFP004 for dried fruit bars and apple crisps (due July 16, 2026), Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumables serving the El Paso State Supported Living Center and other DSHS facilities (210 line items across food categories, $1.5 million historical expenditure, due July 13, 2026), and Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items (melons, apples, berries, vegetables, July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027 contract period, due June 26, 2026). The code shows low recent activity specifically targeting canned melons; most opportunities tagged to it procure broader food-service baskets or non-melon fruit and produce items, indicating either classification drift in state procurement systems or that true melon-specific solicitations are negligible at present.