UNSPSC 50385106: Carnical melon purees

The variety of melons known as carnical melons which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50385106 Carmelized Melon Purees (Commodity) does not reflect the state and local procurement activity currently tagged under this code. Recent solicitations filed under 50385106 encompass broad food-service commodities—fresh produce, canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, shelf-stable proteins, dairy, grains, and prepared entrees—rather than carmelized melon purees specifically. The code sees active use by state corrections departments, state health and human services agencies, county boards of education, school districts, and municipal nutrition programs that source food products for institutional feeding operations. Issuing bodies span state-level procurement offices (Texas HHSC, Oregon DOC, Illinois CPO, Georgia, Texas Comptroller) and local school districts and county education boards (Hancock County Schools in Georgia, Austin Independent School District in Texas, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut, Gwinnett County in Georgia). The mix reflects a steady demand from corrections facilities, state hospitals, state supported living centers, and K–12 nutrition programs procuring under competitively bid IFBs and RFPs on annual or multi-year terms.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Illinois, and Connecticut, with additional recent solicitations posted by state and local buyers in these and neighboring jurisdictions. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's supplemental food and consumables IFB HHS0016792v2 (posted May 19, 2026, closed March 19, 2026) covering 210 line items of fresh, frozen, dry, and refrigerated products for state hospitals and state supported living centers statewide with a potential contract value of $4.5 million over three years; the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts' cafeteria food products IFB 304T-26-300CF (posted May 4, 2026, due May 4, 2026 as extended) for approximately 382 line items across five geographic distribution areas for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce (posted July 10, 2026, closed July 31, 2026) with 5 percent combined state-preference incentives; and Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce IFB SN002-2027 (posted June 10, 2026, closed June 26, 2026) spanning over 200 produce line items for delivery to three school sites on a one-year term through June 30, 2027. Buy American provisions, prevailing wage compliance, commercial general liability insurance (typically $1–2 million per occurrence), and firm fixed pricing through the contract term appear consistently across all recent awards.