UNSPSC 50304628: Korean melons

The variety of melons known as korean melons

UNSPSC 50304628 Korean melons — a Commodity code — does not reflect the current procurement activity under this classification. State and local governments are not soliciting Korean melons specifically. Instead, the code has been applied to broader fresh produce procurement spanning fruits, vegetables, and related food-service supplies. Recent opportunities registered under this code involve fresh produce delivery to correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, senior services, regional parks, mental health centers, and child care programs across multiple states. The work encompasses weekly or bi-weekly deliveries of fresh fruits and vegetables (apples, bananas, berries, carrots, lettuce, onions, peppers, tomatoes, potatoes, and other staple produce items) meeting USDA and food-safety standards, often with strict quality specifications, temperature controls, and compliance with Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) or National School Lunch Program regulations. Issuing bodies include state departments of criminal justice and mental health, county school systems and boards of education, city departments of human services, senior services divisions, and county parks authorities. Repeat buyers within the recent cycle include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (multiple solicitations for food warehouse produce supply), Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin, and various Georgia school districts.

Activity concentrates in the South and Midwest, with the heaviest recent posting volume in Georgia (Hancock County, Dougherty County, Early County, Bryan County, and Bartow County school systems), Texas (TDCJ, Head Start of Greater Dallas, City of Edinburg), Illinois (Department of Corrections Joliet Treatment Center, Department of Mental Health Madden Mental Health Center), Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District), Connecticut (Bridgeport Board of Education), and Florida (Collier County Parks). Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's fresh fruit and vegetable solicitations for Snyder and Wynne food warehouses (responses due October 14, 2026, via the TDCJ Procurement Portal); the Illinois Department of Corrections' fresh produce RFQ for Joliet Treatment Center (responses due September 3, 2026, small business set-aside); DeSoto County School District's fresh produce distribution for 41 school sites across full and broken cartons on a cost-plus-fee model (bids due June 22, 2026); and Bartow County School System's request for local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles (proposals due June 22, 2026). Contracts typically run one fiscal or school year with renewal options, award pricing remains firm for the contract term unless market escalation clauses apply, and vendors must carry commercial general liability insurance ($500,000 to $1 million per occurrence), comply with food-safety and HACCP protocols, and meet Buy American or domestic-sourcing requirements where applicable.