UNSPSC 50385112: Crimson sweet melon purees

The variety of melons known as crimson sweet melons which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50385112 Crimson sweet melon purees is a Commodity code, yet the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it show no solicitations for melon purees or any fruit purees. Instead, the code's recent activity spans canned applesauce (Oregon Department of Corrections), dried fruit bars and apple crisps (Austin ISD), fresh produce and eggs (Douglas County School System, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Muscogee County School District, Hancock County Board of Education), generic food and consumable products for institutional meal services (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Bridgeport Board of Education), and master grocery contracts for school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District). The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and departments of education, supplemented by state corrections facilities, state health and human services agencies, and municipal boards of education. The work being solicited is the purchase and delivery of prepared and fresh food products for institutional food service operations — primarily school nutrition programs and correctional or state facility meal services — rather than melon purees specifically.

State and local procurement activity under this code shows concentrated recent demand in the Southeast and South, with notable activity in Georgia (Douglas County, Savannah-Chatham County, Muscogee County, Hancock County, Liberty County, and Georgia statewide), Texas (Austin ISD, Dallas ISD, HHSC, TDCJ), and broader representation in Oregon (Oregon Department of Corrections), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI), Connecticut (Bridgeport), Illinois (state procurement office), and Virginia (Fairfax County). Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections issuing an ITB for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce with bids due July 31, 2026; Fairfax County Public Schools issuing a Master Grocery K-12 IFB for food products delivered to 45 schools and distribution kitchens, with bids due April 27, 2026; the Douglas County School System issuing an RFP for fresh produce and eggs across 30 school districts in two Georgia areas with proposals due March 4, 2026; and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issuing an IFB for supplemental food and consumable products statewide to state hospitals and supported living centers, with an estimated three-year value of $4,500,000. The code shows substantial and recurring activity driven by annual and multi-year school nutrition and institutional food service contracting cycles, with firm pricing, FOB destination delivery, and compliance with Buy American and USDA commodity standards across most opportunities.