UNSPSC 50364652: Canned or jarred starbright melons

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

UNSPSC 50364652 Canned or jarred starbright melons is a Commodity code that captures canned and jarred preserved fruit products state and local governments buy for institutional food service—chiefly school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and health and human services institutions. Recent opportunities show state and local bodies soliciting not the melon product itself but a broad range of preserved fruit items (applesauce, dried fruit bars, apple crisps) and mixed food inventories that fall under the same preservation and canning taxonomy. The issuing-body mix spans state departments of corrections, state health and human services commissions, independent school districts, county boards of education, and municipal school systems—with school nutrition programs driving the largest share of recent activity. Geographic concentration is heaviest in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Missouri, Connecticut, and Illinois, reflecting both high-population states with large district systems and states with active centralized procurement offices for correctional and institutional food service.

Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 (posted July 10, 2026, bids due July 31, 2026) for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce delivered to Salem at $21.84 per case historical pricing, and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0016792 (posted February 26, 2026, bids due February 23, 2026, extended to that date) for supplemental food and consumables including canned goods to supply state hospitals and supported living centers statewide with a maximum potential contract value of $4.5 million over three years. School districts—including Dallas ISD, Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI, and multiple Georgia county systems—are also active, typically bundling preserved fruit items into larger grocery or food-service RFPs and ITBs with firm-fixed pricing, Buy American requirements, and annual or multi-year renewal terms. Evaluation typically prioritizes lowest responsive bid on unit pricing, compliance with USDA and FDA standards, and delivery performance.