UNSPSC 50364622: Canned or jarred ida pride melons

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

UNSPSC 50364622 Canned or jarred Idaho pride melons (Commodity) does not reflect the work actually being solicited under this code in recent state and local procurement. The fourteen recent opportunities carrying this UNSPSC tag span canned fruit applesauce, dried fruit bars, fresh produce (apples, berries, vegetables, potatoes, eggs), processed and frozen foods (entrees, pizza, cheese, meats), specialty grocery items, and bulk food-service supplies for institutional feeding programs—none of which are melons. State and local governments use this code when tagging food-service procurements across mixed categories; the mismatch between the code's nominal scope (melon products) and actual solicitation content signals either systematic miscoding in source systems or a legacy code designation that no longer aligns with category activity. The issuing bodies span school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia; Rockwood R-VI, Liberty County, Douglas County, Savannah-Chatham County, Hancock County, and Muscogee County districts in Georgia and Missouri; Austin ISD and Dallas ISD in Texas; Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), state departments of corrections (Oregon DOC), state health and human services agencies (Texas HHSC, Illinois Chief Procurement Office), and one transit or institutional feeding authority (HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center). School districts dominate the recent activity, with multiple Georgia and Texas districts soliciting repeatedly across spring 2026.

Geographic concentration is heaviest in the South and Southwest—Georgia (Douglas County, Liberty County, Savannah-Chatham County, Muscogee County, Hancock County), Texas (Dallas ISD, Austin ISD, HHSC statewide), and Florida (HHSC El Paso)—followed by the Pacific Northwest (Oregon DOC), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI), Virginia (Fairfax County), and Connecticut (Bridgeport). Representative recent opportunities include Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce due July 31, 2026, at $21.84 per case historical pricing; Austin Independent School District RFP 27RFP004 for dried fruit bars and apple crisps due July 16, 2026; Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-003 for main-line food supply and distribution across 32 schools with an estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9 million due February 18, 2026; and Fairfax County Public Schools IFB 2000004323 for a Master Grocery K-12 contract across 45 schools with deliveries due by April 27, 2026. Evaluation criteria typically emphasize price, product compliance with specifications, vendor experience (often three to five years minimum), and service quality. Buy American provisions appear in school district and state-agency solicitations, requiring a minimum of 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content in processed products. Insurance requirements cluster around $1 million commercial general liability per occurrence and $2 million aggregate. Firm fixed pricing for the contract term is standard, with midterm adjustments permitted only for documented manufacturer price increases of 5 percent or greater.