UNSPSC 50374635: Canned or jarred organic patriot melons

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

UNSPSC 50374635 Canned or jarred organic patriot melons (Commodity) does not reflect the actual procurement activity posted under this code. State and local solicitations tagged with this code over the past four months span broad shelf-stable food products for institutional food service — canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, fresh produce, and mixed food and consumable items — not organic melons specifically. The code sees activity from state health and human services agencies, county and city food service operations, school districts, and state correctional and veterans' facilities. Work being solicited includes bulk procurement of canned and jarred fruits, vegetables, proteins, and specialty foods for cafeteria, nutrition center, senior services, and facility dining operations, often with USDA commodity or grade compliance, Buy American provisions, and firm fixed pricing structures. Issuing bodies include the Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (on behalf of the Department of Criminal Justice), State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office, Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (Georgia), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Austin Independent School District (Texas), City of Bridgeport (Connecticut), and the State of Georgia.

Recent opportunities cluster in the Southeast and Southwest, with notable activity in Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Illinois, and Connecticut. Representative recent solicitations include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' IWQ 140229 requesting informal written quotes (due October 19, 2026) for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned proteins, vegetables, and sauces for delivery to the Gwinnett Senior Services Center; the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office issuing brand-specific and brand-or-equal RFPs (due August 24, 2026) for weekly food orders at the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy for the fourth quarter of FY-27; the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce (bids due July 31, 2026) with a 10 percent preference for Oregon goods and processors; and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products (proposals due July 13, 2026) to supply the HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center with an estimated prior-period value of $1.5 million. Contract terms typically run one to two years with renewal options; award is made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder or on best-value criteria, often with the option to split awards across multiple vendors by line item.