UNSPSC 50463905: Canned or jarred fuzzy/hairy melon

The variety of gourds known as fuzzy/hairy melon that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50463905 Canned or jarred fuzzy/hairy melon is a Commodity code with minimal recent state and local procurement activity directly aligned to this specific product line. State and local governments buying under this code are primarily school districts and state institutional facilities (corrections departments, health and human services agencies) seeking food products for cafeterias, nutrition programs, and inmate or patient meal services. The code itself describes a narrow specialty product—canned or jarred fuzzy melons—that does not appear in recent solicitations reviewed; instead, the same issuing bodies are actively procuring broader canned and fresh produce categories, tomato products, fresh fruits and vegetables, and comprehensive grocery and food service supply contracts that encompass dozens or hundreds of line items spanning proteins, dairy, grains, condiments, and prepared foods alongside produce.

Recent procurement activity under related food commodity codes shows issuing bodies concentrated in Georgia (school districts in Burke County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, and Douglas County), Texas (HHSC and TDCJ facilities statewide), Oregon (Department of Corrections), Illinois (Veterans Home), and Missouri (Rockwood School District). Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 (June 2026, due July 13, 2026) for food and consumable products serving state-supported living centers with estimated prior-period value of $1.5 million; the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S2910000017145 (June 2026, due June 19, 2026) for 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes at $13.75 per case; Burke County Public Schools IFB seeking sealed bids for school nutrition food across five schools (May 2026, due June 5, 2026); and Fairfax County Public Schools IFB 2000004323 (April 2026, due April 27, 2026) for Master Grocery K-12 supplying 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens. The code shows no standalone recent opportunities specifically tagged to canned fuzzy melons; procurement activity under this tier is characteristically part of larger line-item food service contracts where canned and jarred specialty produce would appear as one or two items among hundreds.