UNSPSC 50304624: Jubilee melons

The variety of melons known as jubilee melons

UNSPSC 50304624 Jubilee melons is a Commodity code that names a single fresh-produce line item. State and local governments procure jubilee melons almost never in isolation; instead, they appear incidentally in broader fresh-produce or food-service solicitations issued by correctional facilities, mental health centers, school districts, senior-service agencies, and child-nutrition programs. Recent opportunities under this code are sparse and show the commodity bundled within larger food-supply RFQs and IFBs rather than as a standalone line item. The work involves bi-weekly or weekly delivery of mixed fresh fruits and vegetables meeting USDA standards and health-safety regulations, often with ripeness specifications, temperature controls, damage-replacement guarantees, and compliance with prevailing-wage or Buy American requirements where applicable.

Issuing bodies span state departments of corrections and mental health, county boards of education, independent school districts, municipal departments, and special-purpose entities such as Head Start programs and regional park authorities. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice appears most frequently as a repeat buyer, with multiple fresh-produce solicitations posted in September and October 2026 for food warehouses in Snyder, Wynne (Huntsville), and Palestine. School districts—including Madison Metropolitan (Wisconsin), Hancock County (Georgia), DeSoto County (Mississippi), Bartow County (Georgia), Dougherty County (Georgia), Early County (Georgia), and Bryan County (Georgia)—dominate the recent-opportunities volume, typically procuring 200+ line items of fresh produce on annual contracts running July to June. Illinois state agencies (Department of Corrections, Department of Mental Health) and Collier County (Florida) Parks & Recreation also appear. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, and Wisconsin, with additional solicitations in Connecticut, Colorado, and Mississippi. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicitation IW267376 for fresh fruit and vegetables delivery to Palestine, Texas (RFQ, due October 19, 2026); Collier County Board of County Commissioners ITN for food services at North Collier Regional Park (ITN, due March 6, 2025, with a local-vendor preference worth 10 points and a three-year contract term); Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles of Madison and Wisconsin (RFB, due July 29, 2026, with 5,900 servings weekly for elementary students); and the Illinois Department of Corrections RFQ 27426DOCJOLIEB53849 for fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center (RFQ, due September 3, 2026, small-business set-aside, bi-weekly deliveries of specified items meeting USDA criteria and prevailing-wage compliance).