UNSPSC 50374606: Canned or jarred organic cantaloupe melons

A muskmelon (cucumis melo reticulatus) having a rind with netted tracery and reddish orange flesh that has been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50374606 Canned or jarred organic cantaloupe melons is a Commodity code that in practice sees minimal targeted procurement activity from state and local governments; recent solicitations tagged with this code do not actually procure organic cantaloupe specifically but instead seek broad food-service supplies including fresh produce, canned fruits, proteins, and kitchen consumables. State and local food procurement under codes in this family typically originates from school nutrition programs, state corrections and health facilities, county social services, and city or county general operations. The mix includes school districts (Austin ISD, Hancock County Schools, Bridgeport Board of Education), state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Human Services, Texas Health and Human Services Commission), county boards (Gwinnett County), and municipal nutrition centers. Most solicitations use IFB or RFQ methods with sealed-bid award to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder; some employ RFP procedures. Buy American provisions are common in school nutrition procurement, requiring minimum domestic content in processed foods. Delivery to centralized warehouse or distribution centers is standard, with FOB destination and transportation prepaid by vendor. Contract terms typically run 12 months with optional renewal periods.

Recent activity spans Georgia (Gwinnett County, Hancock County Schools, State of Georgia), Texas (Austin ISD, HHSC El Paso, TDCJ), Oregon (ODOC), Illinois (Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy), and Connecticut (Bridgeport). Representative solicitations include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' IWQ 140229 purchase of approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items due October 19, 2026; Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce due July 31, 2026, with a historical award at $21.84 per case; Texas HHSC's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumables at the El Paso State Supported Living Center due July 13, 2026, with prior-period spend of $1.5 million; and Hancock County Schools' IFB for over 200 fresh-produce line items due June 26, 2026, for the 2026-27 school year. Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy solicited weekly food orders for September–December 2026 on both brand-specific and brand-or-equal bases, due August 24, 2026. The code itself does not cluster geographically, reflecting distributed institutional food procurement across multiple states and jurisdictions.