UNSPSC 50374624: Canned or jarred organic jubilee melons

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

UNSPSC 50374624 Canned or jarred organic jubilee melons is a Commodity code that covers shelf-stable, packaged melon products for institutional food service, though recent state and local opportunities soliciting under this code show minimal direct activity. The opportunities in the recent block span broader food and consumable procurement—canned fruit applesauce, dried fruit bars, fresh produce, and general food service supplies—with only tangential relevance to the specific jubilee melon commodity. State and local issuing bodies active in this space include county boards of education, state departments of corrections, state supported living centers, school districts, county boards of commissioners, state veterans' homes, and municipal nutrition departments. Solicitations typically emphasize compliance with USDA commodity specifications, Buy American provisions for school nutrition programs, brand-or-equal specifications, and firm fixed pricing inclusive of delivery and all transportation charges to designated institutional sites.

Geographic activity is concentrated in the Southeast and Pacific Northwest, with recent opportunities originating from Oregon (Department of Corrections, two applesauce ITBs in May and July 2026), Georgia (Gwinnett County and state-level procurement), Texas (Health and Human Services Commission, Department of Criminal Justice, Austin ISD), Illinois (Veterans Home at Quincy, multiple quarterly food order RFPs), and Connecticut (City of Bridgeport Board of Education). The Oregon Department of Corrections issued two separate applesauce ITBs (S2910000016975 due June 2, 2026, and S2910000017453 due July 31, 2026) with 5% state-preference scoring for Oregon-fabricated goods and resident bidders; Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners solicited informal written quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items (RFQ PE77023NONST2027000000782, due October 19, 2026); and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued multiple IFBs for supplemental food and consumables to state hospitals and supported living centers with contract values reaching $4.5 million over three years. No recent opportunities specifically name canned or jarred organic jubilee melons as a line item.