UNSPSC 50374600: Canned or jarred organic melons

The type of organic fruit known as organic melons that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50374600 Canned or jarred organic melons, a Class code, describes shelf-stable packaged melon products that state and local procurement offices source for food service operations at correctional facilities, senior services centers, schools, and state institutions. Recent opportunities show state and local buyers purchasing this code alongside broader food commodity solicitations—canned fruit, jarred vegetables, proteins, and staple items—rather than organic melons as a standalone line item. The issuing bodies span county boards of education, state departments of corrections, state health and human services agencies, city school districts, and county senior services departments. Scope varies from single-item quotes for specific quantities to comprehensive multi-line-item food service contracts where canned and jarred produce represents one component of larger procurement vehicles.

Activity under this code concentrates in Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, Texas, and Connecticut, with solicitations posted between May and October 2026. Representative recent opportunities include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' informal written quote for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned vegetables (response due October 19, 2026, IWQ format); the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office's recurring weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (quarterly cycles, brand-specific and brand-or-equal solicitations, due August 24 and June 17, 2026); Oregon Department of Corrections' invitation to bid on canned fruit applesauce at approximately 4,760 cases (ITB S-29100-00017453, due July 31, 2026, with 5 percent Oregon-goods and Oregon-bidder preferences); Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for supplemental food and consumables to state hospitals and supported living centers statewide (210 line items, due March 19, 2026, with a three-year contract value ceiling of $4.5 million); and Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce IFB for the 2026-27 school year (over 200 line items, sealed bids due June 26, 2026, with Buy American domestic-content requirements). State buyers typically evaluate on responsiveness to specification, price competitiveness, delivery performance, and insurance and compliance certifications; school districts and county systems often split awards by line item when permitted.