UNSPSC 50385132: Mirage melon purees

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

UNSPSC 50385132 Mirage melon purees, a Commodity code, describes processed fruit purées and similar shelf-stable fruit products that state and local governments procure for institutional food service operations, including school nutrition programs, corrections facilities, veterans homes, and community services departments. Recent solicitations under this code show state and local buyers purchasing canned and processed fruit products—applesauce, dried fruit bars, and mixed fresh and processed fruits—for cafeteria and meal-service operations. The issuing bodies include county school districts, state departments of corrections and health services, state-supported living centers, and county boards of education. Institutional food procurement under related codes reflects demand from nutrition centers serving corrections populations, veterans, students, and residents in state-operated facilities, with emphasis on USDA-compliant products, firm pricing, and large-volume consolidated purchasing.

Recent activity spans multiple states with concentration in the Southeast and West. The Oregon Department of Corrections has issued multiple ITBs for canned applesauce (S2910000017453 due July 31, 2026, and S2910000016975 due June 2, 2026), the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office has posted recurring solicitations for weekly food orders at the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (brand-specific and brand-or-equal variants due August 24, 2026), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicited supplemental food and consumables for state hospitals and supported living centers (HHS0016792V2 due March 19, 2026, with estimated value up to $4.5 million over three years), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice sought cafeteria food products across five geographic distribution areas (304T26300CF due May 4, 2026), Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia bid fresh produce for 2026–27 (IFB #SN002-2027 due June 26, 2026), the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Board of Education nutrition center requested commodities including fruit and vegetable products (BNB053266 due June 26, 2026), Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia sought shelf-stable food items including canned vegetables and proteins (IWQ 140229 due October 19, 2026), and Austin Independent School District in Texas solicited dried fruit bars and apple crisps (27RFP004 due July 16, 2026). Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic content appear in school nutrition procurements; Oregon state preferences (5 percent for Oregon fabrication and 5 percent for resident bidders) apply to corrections commodity purchases; and Texas SmartBuy administrative fees (1.5 percent) apply to state procurements. Most recent awards emphasize lowest responsive and responsible bidder evaluation with firm, fixed pricing through the contract period.