UNSPSC 50364656: Canned or jarred sunsweet melons

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

UNSPSC 50364656 Canned or jarred sunsweet melons, a Commodity code, does not align with the state and local procurement activity currently solicited under this code. Recent opportunities posted over the past six months show no relevant melons procurement; instead, issuing bodies across multiple states are buying canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, supplemental food and consumable products, fresh produce, and cafeteria food items for correctional facilities, school districts, health and human services agencies, and other state institutions. The code's nominal scope—preserved melons in particular—does not match the work actually being solicited in the recent market.

The fourteen most recent state and local contract opportunities under this code span Oregon (Department of Corrections buying canned applesauce via ITB), Texas (Health and Human Services Commission procuring supplemental food and consumables via IFB; Texas Comptroller on behalf of the Department of Criminal Justice soliciting cafeteria food products via IFB; Dallas Independent School District seeking various food products via RFP), Georgia (Hancock County Board of Education requesting fresh produce via IFB; Douglas County School System issuing RFPs for fresh produce and eggs and food supply distribution), Missouri (Rockwood School District Child Nutrition Services bidding grocery items and NOI products via electronic submission), Illinois (Chief Procurement Office seeking quarterly food orders), Connecticut (City of Bridgeport requesting food commodities for school nutrition via e-procurement), and other jurisdictions. The issuing bodies include state departments, county school districts, independent school districts, state health agencies, and correctional institutions. School nutrition programs and institutional food service represent the dominant use cases, with response dates clustering in April through July 2026. No recent activity supports procurement of canned or jarred melons specifically, suggesting this code either sees minimal activity or has been misapplied to food-service solicitations that fall under broader commodity classifications.