UNSPSC 50374656: Canned or jarred organic sunsweet melons

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

UNSPSC 50374656 Canned or jarred organic sunsweet melons (Commodity) describes shelf-stable canned melon products that state and local governments procure as part of bulk food-service provisioning for institutional feeding programs, though recent solicitations show limited direct activity under this specific code. State and local food-service buyers—school districts, county departments of community services, state departments of corrections, state supported living centers, and state veterans homes—source canned and jarred fruits and vegetables under broader commodity codes for cafeteria operations, senior services, and institutional meal programs. The work involves competitive bidding on shelf-stable food items meeting USDA grade and commodity standards, with delivery to centralized warehouses or facility distribution centers on firm, fixed pricing with FOB destination terms and advance order-response scheduling.

Recent state and local opportunities soliciting under food commodity codes show activity concentrated in Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Connecticut, Illinois, and Arizona. Representative recent solicitations include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' IFB for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned vegetables and proteins (response deadline October 19, 2026); the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office's weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (responses due August 24, 2026 for both brand-specific and brand-or-equal specifications); the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce (bid opening July 31, 2026, with previous award to Robbins Sales at $21.84 per case); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for food and consumable products to supply state supported living centers and state hospitals statewide (prior contract value of $1.5 million annually); and the City of Bridgeport Board of Education's bid for 115 line items of food commodities including fruit and vegetable products (submissions due June 26, 2026). School districts, state corrections agencies, and state health and human services departments drive the volume. Most solicitations specify Buy American provisions under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed products), require USDA compliance, mandate commercial liability insurance ($500,000 to $2,000,000 depending on buyer), and impose firm-fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges permitted.