UNSPSC 50304615: Ein d'or melons

The variety of melons known as ein d'or melons

UNSPSC 50304615, Ein d'or melons, is a Commodity code that encompasses fresh melon procurement for institutional food service, particularly in correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, senior services, and child care operations. State and local governments buy fresh produce, including melons and a broad range of fruits and vegetables, under this code to support meal programs serving incarcerated populations, students, seniors, and children. The issuing bodies are predominantly state departments of corrections, school district nutrition programs, county board of education facilities, city senior services divisions, and institutional food service operators. Procurement vehicles include sealed bids (IFB), requests for proposals (RFP), invitations to negotiate (ITN), and small purchase awards, with contracts typically running one to three years with optional renewal terms.

Recent activity is concentrated in the Southeast and Texas, with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issuing multiple fresh produce solicitations (IW267376 for Palestine facility and IW267420 and IW267411 for food warehouses in Snyder and Huntsville, all with October 2026 response dates); the Illinois Department of Corrections seeking fresh produce including melons for Joliet Treatment Center (small-business set-aside, bi-weekly delivery, due September 3, 2026); and Georgia school districts conducting competitive sealed bids for fresh produce line items including melons for 2026-2027 school years—Bryan County Schools (due May 27, 2026), Hancock County Schools (due June 26, 2026), Dougherty County Schools (due June 16, 2026), and Bartow County Schools (due June 22, 2026). Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin solicited fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026), and the City of San Antonio's Senior Services Division issued an RFP for produce market operations and delivery at 15 senior centers (due May 27, 2026). Buy American requirements appear in most school district and correctional facility procurements; local-vendor preferences and geographic sourcing restrictions (typically 400 miles) are common in school and senior-center solicitations. Contract values range from estimated annual commitments of $78,000 (Madison petite bananas) to $969,460.94 (Head Start of Greater Dallas multi-supplier procurement).