UNSPSC 50304625: Jubilation melons

The variety of melons known as jubilation melons

UNSPSC 50304625 Jubilation melons is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of fresh produce — specifically melons and other fresh fruits and vegetables — for institutional food service, school nutrition programs, and senior services. Recent solicitations show the code in active use across correctional facilities, school districts, county parks, healthcare facilities, and senior centers, with vendors supplying everything from bulk produce for institutional kitchens to ready-to-eat fresh-cut fruit and vegetable snacks for child nutrition programs. The buying bodies span state corrections departments, county school boards, city municipalities, regional health coalitions, and special-purpose districts; repeat buyers include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (multiple food warehouse supply contracts), Madison Metropolitan School District, and Georgia school nutrition programs at the district level. Work solicited ranges from commodity-level fresh-produce distribution under cost-plus-fee or fixed-unit-price models to specialized sourcing of local farm produce within geographic radii, value-added fresh-cut and packaged snacks meeting USDA nutrition standards, and product traceability documentation by farm of origin.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin, Connecticut, and Florida, with scattered activity in Mississippi and other states. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice soliciting fresh fruit and vegetable deliveries to food warehouses in Snyder and Huntsville under proposals due October 14, 2026 (RFP/RFQ format); Madison Metropolitan School District requesting bids on petite bananas (70–90 cases weekly, September 2026–June 2027, estimated annual value $78,000) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (5,900 servings weekly, sourced within 400 miles of Madison) due July 29, 2026; Dougherty County Board of Education School Nutrition Program requesting sealed bids on 40 fresh-produce line items for 24 school sites due June 16, 2026; and Collier County Board of County Commissioners issuing an Invitation to Negotiate for food services at North Collier Regional Park and concession facilities, with proposals due March 6, 2025 (note: this entry contains an inconsistent date). Most solicitations emphasize Buy American content, HACCP compliance, food-safety certifications, comprehensive liability insurance ($500,000 to $2 million), and compliance with prevailing-wage and affirmative-action requirements where applicable; local-vendor preferences and diverse-owned-business scoring appear frequently in evaluation criteria, particularly in Texas and Georgia school districts.