UNSPSC 50364647: Canned or jarred royal sweet melons

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

UNSPSC 50364647 Canned or jarred royal sweet melons (Commodity) covers shelf-stable preserved melon products that state and local governments procure primarily for institutional food service — school districts, corrections facilities, senior services, state-supported living centers, and public health agencies. Recent activity shows the code being used for general commodity food procurement across multiple issuing bodies, though sourced opportunities span a broader range of canned and preserved fruits, vegetables, and proteins rather than melons specifically. Buyers include county boards of education, state departments of corrections, state health and human services commissions, county senior services, and municipal school nutrition programs, with procurements structured as IFBs, RFQs, and RFPs. The work involves supplying shelf-stable food items in bulk case quantities to central warehouses or distribution centers for downstream meal preparation and service, with firm fixed pricing per unit or case, compliance with USDA commodity and FDA standards, FOB destination delivery, and multi-item line-by-line evaluation for award.

Recent procurement activity is spread across Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, Texas, and Connecticut. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued an ITB (S2910000016975, due June 2, 2026) for approximately 1,904 cases of canned fruit applesauce with a historical price of $21.827 per case and preferences for Oregon-fabricated goods and resident bidders. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners released an IWQ (PE77023NONST2027000000782, due October 19, 2026) for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned proteins, vegetables, and condiments for senior services delivery in Lawrenceville, Georgia. 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 (27497DVAQUINCB53752 and 27497DVAQUINCB53751, due August 24, 2026), and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued an IFB (HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026) for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million. Buy American provisions and domestic-content minimums apply in several jurisdictions; insurance, E-Verify compliance, recall accessibility, and anti-collusion certifications are standard.