UNSPSC 50564512: Non GMO crimson sweet melon purees

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

UNSPSC 50564512 Non GMO crimson sweet melon purees is a Commodity code that does not reflect the work state and local governments are actually buying under this designation. The recent opportunities tagged with this code show procurement of canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, apple crisps, fresh produce, eggs, and broad food service supplies across a wide range of food categories — but no melon purees, GMO or otherwise. The sourcing activity spans state corrections departments, school nutrition programs, state health and human services agencies, and municipal school districts, primarily in the Southeast and Texas, with activity concentrated in Georgia, Texas, Missouri, Connecticut, Illinois, and Oregon. The code appears to have been misapplied to general food procurement rather than reserved for a specific melon product category.

State and local buyers are using this code — or codes near it in the taxonomy — to solicit everything from quarterly food orders for state institutions to annual K-12 school nutrition contracts covering hundreds of line items. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 for canned applesauce (4,760 cases, due July 31, 2026), Hancock County Board of Education IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items (bid due June 26, 2026), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumables to supply the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a historical value of $1.5 million (proposals due July 13, 2026), and Fairfax County Public Schools IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 serving 45 schools plus distribution centers (sealed bids due April 27, 2026). Texas and Georgia school districts, state correctional and health agencies, and municipal boards of education post food service solicitations regularly as IFBs and RFPs, typically with firm fixed pricing, FOB destination terms, Buy American compliance requirements, and contract terms running July through June aligned to fiscal school years. The code taxonomy and the actual buying activity are fundamentally misaligned; melon purees do not appear in any recent opportunity.