UNSPSC 50364617: Canned or jarred galia melons

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

UNSPSC 50364617 Canned or jarred galia melons (Commodity) does not reflect the actual procurement activity currently under way in state and local food service contracting. Recent state and local opportunities tagged with or adjacent to this code center on bulk packaged food products — canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, fresh produce, eggs, and multi-line grocery and food-service items — procured primarily by school districts, state corrections and health-and-human-services departments, and municipal school boards. The code's nominal scope (canned melons) appears misaligned with the breadth of food-service commodity purchasing actually happening. State and local buyers soliciting under this family are acquiring staple proteins, produce, dairy, prepared entrees, and consumable food-service supplies in volume for institutional meal programs. Issuing bodies include large school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Dallas ISD, Savannah-Chatham County Schools, Rockwood R-VI, Liberty County Schools, Douglas County Schools), state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas HHSC and DSHS, State of Georgia, Illinois Chief Procurement Office), and regional cooperatives (GEC Buying Cooperative).

Geographic spread covers Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Connecticut, Virginia, and Illinois, with the heaviest recent activity in Texas school districts and state agencies. Representative recent solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S-29100-00017453 for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce (due July 31, 2026), the Fairfax County Public Schools IFB 2000004323 for a Master Grocery K-12 contract spanning multiple food categories to 45 schools (due April 27, 2026), the Douglas County School System's GEC Buying Cooperative RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs across 30 school districts with approximately $5.5 million estimated annual spend (due March 4, 2026), and the Texas HHSC's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products to the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a prior-period value of $1.5 million (due July 13, 2026). Most solicitations use IFB or RFP methods, require firm fixed pricing for the contract period, include Buy American or domestic-sourcing preferences where applicable, and award to lowest responsive and responsible bidders or on best-value terms. Buyers impose insurance minimums typically ranging from $1 million to $2 million in general liability coverage and require compliance with USDA standards, FDA regulations, and state certifications.