UNSPSC 50304618: Gaya melons

The variety of melons known as gaya melons

UNSPSC 50304618 Gaya melons is a Commodity code that captures melon procurement, though recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code predominantly reflect broader fresh produce and grocery procurement rather than gaya melons specifically. State and local governments sourcing under this code are primarily school nutrition programs, child care food programs, and senior services divisions seeking fresh fruits and vegetables to meet federal meal program requirements — including the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program. The issuing bodies are school districts (often the largest volume buyers), city and county boards of education, and specialized programs such as Head Start facilities and senior center networks. Procurement vehicles include sealed bids (IFB, ITB) and requests for proposals (RFP), with evaluation typically weighting cost heavily (30–50 points) alongside product quality, delivery reliability, and compliance with federal nutrition and food safety standards including Buy American provisions, HACCP certification, and domestic sourcing preferences.

Geographic activity clusters in Georgia, Texas, Florida, Connecticut, and Oregon, with Georgia school districts representing the densest recent activity across multiple solicitations from Bulloch County, Bryan County, Dougherty County, Glynn County, Henry County, Liberty County, Savannah-Chatham County, and Hancock County. Representative opportunities include McAllen Independent School District (RFP 2026-1029, fresh produce for 31 campuses, proposals due March 6, 2026), Madison Metropolitan School District (RFB 4162 for petite bananas, 70–90 cases weekly, $78,000 estimated annual value, bids due July 29, 2026), GEC Buying Cooperative representing 30 Georgia school districts (RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs across two geographic areas, approximately $5.5 million estimated annual spending, proposals due March 4, 2026), and Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa (RFP 26039RFPDST for Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program specialty produce, approximately $600,000 annual budget, proposals due March 11, 2026). Contracts typically run one school fiscal year (July–June) with optional annual renewals, require weekly or bi-weekly deliveries to multiple school sites with early morning windows (often 6:00–7:00 a.m.), and mandate compliance with state and federal certifications including debarment, E-Verify, anti-collusion affidavits, and worker's compensation and liability insurance ranging from $500,000 to $2,000,000 aggregate coverage.