UNSPSC 50364618: Canned or jarred gaya melons

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

UNSPSC 50364618 Canned or jarred gaya melons is a Commodity code that in practice spans a much broader array of canned and jarred fruit products than the code name suggests—state and local governments soliciting under this code are actually buying canned applesauce, canned pears, dried fruit bars, apple crisps, and other preserved fruit items for institutional food service. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (Austin Independent School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Liberty County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Dallas Independent School District) and state-level agencies managing institutional food service for corrections facilities, supported living centers, and health services (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Chief Procurement Office, City of Bridgeport Board of Education Nutrition Center). These jurisdictions issue procurements as Invitations for Bid (IFB) and Requests for Proposal (RFP) to establish annual or multi-year term contracts for food supply to central warehouses and distributed school or facility sites.

Recent activity clusters in the South and Southwest, particularly Georgia (Hancock County, Douglas County, Liberty County, Savannah-Chatham County, Muscogee County), Texas (Austin ISD, Dallas ISD, HHSC statewide, TDCJ statewide), Oregon (Oregon Department of Corrections), and other states including Connecticut, Illinois, Missouri, and Virginia. Representative recent solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S2910000017453 for canned fruit applesauce (4,760 cases, bids due July 31, 2026, historical award price $21.84 per case), Austin Independent School District RFP 27RFP004 for dried fruit bars and apple crisps (due July 16, 2026), and the Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 districts across Georgia (sealed proposals due March 4, 2026, estimated annual spending $5.5 million across two geographic areas). Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic content in processed products and compliance with USDA commodity specifications appear consistently across school district solicitations, and multi-year renewal options with firm pricing for initial terms are standard across these opportunities.