UNSPSC 50374660: Canned or jarred organic tuscan type melons

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

UNSPSC 50374660 Canned or jarred organic tuscan type melons is a Commodity code that sees narrow recent activity; the solicitations tagged under it describe purchases of shelf-stable food products for institutional food service, but few of the recent opportunities are actually seeking tuscan melons specifically. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, the State of Illinois, the Oregon Department of Corrections, Austin Independent School District, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, the State of Georgia, Hancock County Board of Education, the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and other state and local nutrition programs issue informal written quotes, ITBs, RFPs, and IFBs for packaged and canned food items including applesauce, dried fruit, fresh produce, proteins, dairy, and mixed commodity baskets to support cafeterias, senior centers, correctional facilities, and state-supported living centers. The work involves responding to detailed line-item specifications, meeting USDA grades and FDA compliance standards, arranging FOB Destination delivery within prescribed timeframes, maintaining product shelf life and temperature requirements, and pricing on a per-unit or per-ounce basis with firm fixed rates for contract duration. Issuing bodies span state departments (corrections, health and human services, education agencies), county boards of education, municipal school districts, and county community services offices across the United States.

Recent activity clusters in Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, Texas, and Connecticut. Representative opportunities include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' IWQ 140229 informal written quote for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned vegetables, soups, proteins, and grains due October 19, 2026; the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office's quarterly weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (brand-specific and brand-or-equal variants, proposals due August 24, 2026); the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S-29100-00017453 for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce due July 31, 2026, offering 5% Oregon goods and 5% Oregon resident preferences; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a historical annual value of $1.5 million, due July 13, 2026; and Hancock County Board of Education's IFB SN002-2027 for over 200 line items of fresh produce spanning berries, cruciferous vegetables, root vegetables, melons, citrus fruits, and specialty items with firm pricing through June 30, 2027, due June 26, 2026. Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic content and state-level set-asides apply in multiple jurisdictions. The code itself shows limited recent direct demand for organic tuscan melons; most activity targets mixed commodity baskets and commodity proteins, vegetables, and shelf-stable items for institutional food service.