UNSPSC 50374614: Canned or jarred organic eclipse melons

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

UNSPSC 50374614 Canned or jarred organic eclipse melons is a Commodity code that encompasses shelf-stable packaged fruit products for institutional food service, though recent state and local solicitations under this code show little activity specifically targeting the narrow product scope of organic eclipse melons. Instead, issuing bodies have posted opportunities for broad food-service procurement covering canned and fresh produce, proteins, dairy, and related consumables to supply schools, corrections facilities, health and human services centers, county senior services, and veterans' homes. The mix of recent buyers includes county boards of education, state departments of corrections and health services, school districts, county boards of commissioners, and state-supported living centers. Work solicited ranges from single-item canned fruit purchases (applesauce) to comprehensive food-service catalogs spanning 200+ line items across multiple product categories, with delivery to central warehouses, institutional kitchens, or distribution centers. Pricing is typically firm fixed unit rates with all transportation prepaid on an FOB Destination basis, and awards are made to lowest responsive and responsible bidders or on best-value criteria including vendor performance, compliance with specifications, and competitive pricing.

Recent opportunities posted in Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, Texas, and Connecticut reflect the geographic spread of activity. Representative solicitations include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (Georgia) requesting approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned vegetables under IWQ 140229, due October 19, 2026; the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office seeking weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy for the fourth quarter of FY-27 (September–December) under brand-specific and brand-or-equal specifications with proposals due August 24, 2026; the Oregon Department of Corrections issuing an ITB for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce delivered to its Central Distribution Center in Salem under ITB S-29100-00017453, due July 31, 2026; Austin Independent School District requesting dried fruit bars and apple crisps under RFP 27RFP004, due July 16, 2026; and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission requesting food and consumable products for state supported living centers and state hospitals under IFB HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026. None of these opportunities explicitly target canned or jarred organic eclipse melons as a named line item, suggesting the code may be misaligned with current state and local food-service buying patterns or that organic eclipse melon procurement occurs infrequently or under broader commodity aggregations.