UNSPSC 50304619: Hami melons

The variety of melons known as hami melons

UNSPSC 50304619 Hami melons is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure fresh melons under this code primarily through school nutrition programs, child care food service operations, and senior services, as evidenced by recent solicitations across Texas, Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, and California. The work spans weekly or bi-weekly melon delivery to school cafeterias, early childhood programs, and senior centers as part of broader fresh produce contracts. Issuing bodies include school districts (elementary, middle, and high school nutrition programs), county boards of education, independent school districts, municipal school systems, child and adult care food programs, and senior services divisions. School districts dominate the buyer base, with repeat solicitations from Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa, Florida), multiple Georgia county boards of education, and independent school districts across Texas and Connecticut. Solicitations emphasize compliance with USDA nutrition standards, CACFP or National School Lunch Program regulations, Buy American provisions, HACCP plans, and fresh-product quality standards; many require delivery in case quantities with specific ripeness or size specifications and strict fill rates of 95–98 percent.

Melons appear in representative recent opportunities primarily as line items within larger fresh-produce or comprehensive grocery bids rather than standalone solicitations. The City of Edinburg, Texas, RFP 2026-017 for CACFP Meal Program food and nonfood items (due August 4, 2026) includes melons alongside beverages, proteins, and paper goods for 400 children daily. The GEC Buying Cooperative RFP SN 26-004 (due March 4, 2026) for fresh produce and eggs covering 30 Georgia school districts lists watermelons and cantaloupes as line items within an estimated $5.5 million combined annual market across two geographic regions. Bulloch County School District's local-produce RFP (due May 4, 2026) explicitly names watermelons at historical pricing of $3.58 each for its Farm to School program. Melon procurement activity concentrates in the Southeast (particularly Georgia), Texas, and Florida, with secondary activity in the Southwest, Connecticut, and California. No standalone commodity-specific melon contracts emerged in the recent opportunities; melons are consistently bundled within produce schedules or comprehensive food-service contracts driven by school-year calendars (July 1 through June 30 terms predominate).