UNSPSC 50385111: Crenshaw melon purees

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

UNSPSC 50385111 Crenshaw melon purees (Commodity) does not align with state and local procurement activity in the recent opportunities block, which shows no solicitations for crenshaw melon purees or any melon purees of similar specificity. The recent opportunities tagged under this code or related categories reflect broad food service procurement for institutional buyers — school districts, correctional facilities, state health agencies, and health and human services entities — but none target specialty fruit purees. The code's nominal scope (crenshaw melon purees) is too narrow to explain the actual buying pattern in the source records, which encompasses canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, fresh produce, eggs, groceries, prepared entrees, dairy, proteins, and consumable supplies across hundreds of line items per solicitation. State and local buyers are acquiring these foods through food service distributors and bulk commodity suppliers on annual or multi-year contracts, not through specialty puree vendors. The issuing bodies include school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Dallas ISD, Hancock County Schools, Austin ISD, Rockwood R-VI, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham, Douglas County), state departments and agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, State of Illinois, Georgia Department of Education), and municipal food service operations (City of Bridgeport Board of Education Nutrition Center).

Geographic activity spans multiple regions: Texas (Dallas ISD, HHSC El Paso, TDCJ, Rockwood R-VI bordering Missouri, Texas Comptroller on behalf of TDCJ), Georgia (Hancock County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham, Douglas County), Oregon (ODOC), Connecticut (Bridgeport), Illinois (CPO), and Virginia (Fairfax County). Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 for canned applesauce (4,760 cases, due July 31, 2026), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumables at the El Paso State Supported Living Center (estimated $1.5 million prior-year value, due July 13, 2026), and the Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-003 for food supply and distribution services across 32 schools serving 25,500 students (estimated $9 million annual expenditure, due February 18, 2026). School nutrition procurement dominates the recent activity, with multiple districts bidding fresh produce annually under IFB structures with firm fixed pricing, Buy American provisions, and delivery to central warehouses or individual school sites. This code shows little relevant recent activity specific to crenshaw melon purees; procurement activity under food-related codes is concentrated in broad institutional food service and school nutrition categories rather than specialty fruit puree lines.