UNSPSC 50364645: Canned or jarred royal majestic melons

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

UNSPSC 50364645 Canned or jarred royal majestic melons (Commodity) describes shelf-stable canned and jarred melon products that state and local government food service operations procure as components of broader food-supply contracts—though the code itself appears rarely in recent solicitations as a discrete line item. State and local buyers issue these solicitations through school districts, county governments, state departments, and correctional and social-service agencies. Recent procurement activity shows that melons and other canned fruits are embedded within larger food-supply RFQs, RFPs, IFBs, and ITBs that bundle proteins, vegetables, dairy, grains, and consumables for institutional food service. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia issued an informal written quote (IWQ) in October 2026 requesting approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned vegetables for senior services delivery; the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office solicited weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy under brand-specific and brand-or-equal specifications in both June and August 2026; the Oregon Department of Corrections bid canned fruit applesauce separately in May and July 2026; and school districts including Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia and Austin Independent School District in Texas procured fresh and processed fruit products in June 2026. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Department of State Health Services jointly bid supplemental food and consumable products to state hospitals and supported living centers in May 2026, with a maximum potential contract value of $4.5 million over three years.

Geographic activity clusters in the Southeast (Georgia, Texas) and Pacific Northwest (Oregon), with recurring procurement from Illinois state agencies. State departments, correctional agencies, and school nutrition programs dominate the issuing-body mix. The Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut, the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice also appear as active buyers. Most recent opportunities were posted between May and October 2026, with response dates typically 7–45 days from posting. Evaluation criteria across these solicitations emphasize lowest responsive and responsible bid, brand-or-equal substitution where permitted, compliance with USDA commodity and FDA standards, FOB destination delivery with transportation prepaid, maintenance of insurance thresholds ($500,000 to $2 million general commercial liability depending on jurisdiction), and references or performance history verification. Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic content apply in school-nutrition and supported-living-center procurements. The code's activity reflects steady institutional food-service demand across state and local agencies, though canned melons specifically remain a component of larger commodity baskets rather than standalone procurement vehicles.