UNSPSC 50304604: Cal sweet melons

The variety of melons known as cal sweet melons

UNSPSC 50304604 Cal sweet melons, a Commodity code, represents fresh melon supply to institutional food-service operations — primarily correctional facilities, schools, senior care, and child nutrition programs. Recent solicitations show that state and local buyers under this code purchase fresh produce (often bundled with broader fruit and vegetable contracts) for meal programs serving confined populations, students, seniors, and children. Issuing bodies span state correctional departments, school districts, county boards of education, cities operating senior and recreation services, and specialized nutrition programs including child and adult care food programs (CACFP) and Head Start organizations. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple produce solicitations in recent weeks, establishing itself as a repeat buyer; school nutrition programs across Georgia, Wisconsin, Mississippi, Illinois, and Connecticut are also active. Most solicitations bundle melons within broader fresh-produce categories rather than isolating melons as standalone line items, though individual fruit contracts (such as petite bananas for Madison Metropolitan School District at $78,000 annually) indicate appetite for specific produce varieties at scale.

Geographic activity concentrates in the South and Upper Midwest. Texas (TDCJ Palestine and Snyder/Wynne food-warehouse contracts, Head Start of Greater Dallas at $969,460.94 total estimated value), Georgia (Bartow County Schools, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Hancock County), and Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District) show the densest recent posting. Illinois, Mississippi, Connecticut, and Florida also posted relevant opportunities. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's fresh fruit and vegetables RFP for Palestine (due October 19, 2026, IW267376) and the Wynne Food Warehouse (due October 14, 2026, IW267411); Madison Metropolitan School District's fresh fruit and vegetable snacks bid under RFB 4163 (due July 29, 2026, requiring Wisconsin-sourced produce within 400 miles, with 5,900 servings weekly for elementary students); and DeSoto County School District's produce distribution IFB (due June 22, 2026, 3170035984, covering 60,000+ units of full cartons and 10,000+ units of broken cartons on a bi-annual fixed-fee-plus-cost basis). Most contracts run one school or fiscal year with optional renewals; payment terms typically Net 30 to Net 45; and Buy American domestic-sourcing mandates apply across school and correctional-facility solicitations.