UNSPSC 50374642: Canned or jarred organic quetzali melons

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

UNSPSC 50374642 Canned or jarred organic quetzali melons is a Commodity code that nominally describes a specific preserved produce item, but the recent state and local procurement activity tagged to this code reflects broader food-service purchasing — particularly shelf-stable and fresh produce for institutional feeding programs serving corrections, schools, senior services, and health-care facilities. The issuing bodies span state departments (corrections, health and human services), county boards of education, independent school districts, and county senior-services divisions, indicating heavy reliance on institutional food procurement across multiple governance tiers. Scope varies from single categories (canned applesauce, dried fruit bars) to comprehensive commodity lists (115–382 line items spanning proteins, dairy, grains, vegetables, and condiments). Bidders are typically evaluated on price competitiveness, specification compliance, vendor performance history, and delivery reliability; sealed bids and electronic submission are standard, and Buy American and local-preference provisions appear frequently.

Geographic activity is concentrated in the South and Pacific Northwest. Oregon Department of Corrections has issued two recent ITBs for canned applesauce (May and July 2026, due dates June 2 and July 31 respectively), with historical awards to Robbins Sales and MJ Kellner at approximately $21.82–$21.85 per case for roughly 1,900–4,760 cases per procurement. Texas institutions—TDCJ (Statewide Procurement Division), HHSC, and state-supported living centers—solicited major consolidated food-commodity contracts (300–382 line items) with response deadlines in May and June 2026; HHSC's supplemental food IFB (May 2026) carried a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years. Georgia, Connecticut, and Illinois round out recent activity: Gwinnett County requested informal written quotes for 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items (October 2026, due October 19), the City of Bridgeport sought bids on 115 commodity line items for school nutrition under Buy American compliance (June 2026), and the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office issued multiple quarterly food-order RFPs for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy. School districts—Austin Independent School District (July 2026) and Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia (June 2026)—are active, with Hancock purchasing over 200 produce line items for a July 2026–June 2027 school year contract. This code sees active, recurring procurement but exhibits mismatch with its nominal description of organic quetzali melons specifically; vendors pursuing this code should track institutional food-service solicitations broadly rather than expect category-specific demand.