UNSPSC 50385121: Icebox melon purees

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

UNSPSC 50385121 Icebox melon purees, a Commodity code, sees minimal recent activity among state and local buyers—the recent opportunities block contains no solicitations directly requesting melon purees or closely related products. The five recent contracts solicited under this code span fresh produce (apple varieties, berries, cruciferous and root vegetables, citrus, melons, leafy greens, kiwis, mangos, papayas, starfruit), canned fruit products (applesauce in particular), dried fruit bars and apple crisps, and broad food-and-consumable commodity bundles. State and local food service operations—school districts, county boards of education, state corrections departments, state health and human services agencies, and municipalities—drive procurement activity in this family. Issuing bodies include Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Austin Independent School District (Texas), the Oregon Department of Corrections, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, the State of Illinois, Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (Georgia), the City of Bridgeport (Connecticut), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. None of these recent solicitations specifically name icebox melon purees as a commodity being purchased.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas (multiple HHSC, TDCJ, and school district solicitations), Georgia (Hancock County and Gwinnett County), Oregon (Department of Corrections), Illinois (Veterans Home at Quincy weekly food orders), and Connecticut (Bridgeport Board of Education). The representative opportunities show school districts and state agencies purchasing fresh produce on firm-fixed-price, FOB-destination terms with delivery to central warehouses or district facilities, often with Buy American provisions requiring domestic content. Oregon Department of Corrections issued two ITBs for canned applesauce (May 2026 and July 2026, both due within two weeks of posting), with a historical price of approximately $21.83 per case and Oregon-goods and resident-bidder preferences totaling 10 percent. Texas HHSC and DSHS jointly solicited a large IFB for supplemental food and consumables with 210 line items and a maximum contract value of $4.5 million over three years (March 2026, response deadline March 19). The code shows no current, active solicitations specifically for melon purees, whether frozen, fresh, or processed. Business development professionals should treat this code as inactive for immediate pursuit; the actual buying activity occurs under broader food-service codes or specific commodity categories such as fresh melons or processed fruit products.