UNSPSC 50304626: Kakhi/kakri melons

The variety of melons known as kakhi/kakri melons

UNSPSC 50304626 Kakhis/kakri melons, a Commodity code, captures state and local procurement of specialty melons and related fresh produce for institutional food service, school nutrition programs, and senior services—not limited to the narrow product name alone. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers sourcing melons as part of broader fresh-produce awards spanning fruits, vegetables, and related items for child nutrition, school lunch, senior meal programs, and correctional facility food service.

School districts dominate the issuing-body mix across all tiers—single-district and county school systems conducting competitive bids and RFPs for annual produce contracts. Beyond schools, procurement spans county government (Santa Clara County correctional food service), city departments (Bridgeport Board of Education via City of Bridgeport, San Antonio senior centers via Department of Human Services), and regional consortia (GEC Buying Cooperative spanning 30 Georgia districts). School nutrition programs conduct the heaviest recent activity, typically issuing Invitations for Bid (IFB) or Requests for Proposal (RFP) on annual cycles aligned to fiscal-year contracts running July 1–June 30. Geographic concentration clusters in Georgia (Bulloch County, Bryan County, Dougherty County, Glynn County, Henry County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, Hancock County, and a statewide cooperative) with secondary activity in Texas (McAllen ISD, Austin ISD, Edinburg, Head Start of Greater Dallas), Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools), Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District), Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools, Bridgeport), Mississippi (DeSoto County), and Oregon (Central Point School District). A representative recent opportunity: Bulloch County School District issued an Invitation for Proposal (RFP) on April 3, 2026, with a May 4 deadline for fresh, locally-grown produce (within 200 miles) serving its Farm to School program across 14 schools, including watermelons, strawberries, citrus, and specialty items on a July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027 contract term. Another: Madison Metropolitan School District issued an RFB on July 8, 2026, for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks with a July 29 deadline, sourcing from Wisconsin producers within 400 miles, with roughly $78,000 in annual value for produce delivery to elementary students in the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program.