UNSPSC 50385154: Sugar baby melon purees

The variety of melons known as sugar baby melons which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50385154 Sugar baby melon purees (Commodity) appears in state and local procurement activity primarily through broader fresh produce and food-service commodity solicitations, though direct procurements specifically for sugar baby melon purees or related melon products are not present in recent opportunities. State and local governments buy food and consumable products under this code as part of larger nutrition and food-service contracts serving schools, correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, senior services, and veterans' homes. The issuing bodies span state departments (Illinois Chief Procurement Office, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts), county boards of education and commissioners (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners), independent school districts (Austin ISD in Texas), and municipal entities (City of Bridgeport, Connecticut). Food and consumable product procurements under this taxonomy are recurring vehicles for shelf-stable and fresh items, with contracts typically running one to three years and allowing for renewal options; pricing is usually firm fixed for the initial term with adjustments permitted only at renewal or upon demonstrated market changes.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, and Connecticut, with recent solicitations spanning multiple state agencies and local jurisdictions. Representative opportunities include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners seeking approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items (peanut butter, jelly, canned proteins, rice, pasta, canned vegetables) via IWQ on October 19, 2026; the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office requesting weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy on a brand-specific and brand-or-equal basis with proposals due August 24, 2026; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Department of State Health Services procuring fresh, frozen, dry, and refrigerated food products statewide via IFB HHS0017449 with a historical contract value of $1.5 million annually; and Hancock County Board of Education requesting fresh produce for the 2026-27 school year via IFB #SN002-2027 due June 26, 2026, spanning over 200 line items including apples, berries, cruciferous vegetables, melons, citrus, and specialty items. Buy American provisions requiring minimum domestic content (51 percent for processed products) appear in school district and municipal food-service procurements; Oregon Department of Corrections applies a combined 10 percent preference for Oregon-fabricated goods and resident-headquartered bidders. Contract values range from approximately $41,000 for smaller corrective-facility produce buys to $4.5 million over three years for statewide institutional food service.