UNSPSC 50304630: Mayan melons

The variety of melons known as mayan melons

UNSPSC 50304630 Mayan melons is a Commodity code that captures the procurement of fresh melons and related produce items for school nutrition programs, early childhood care services, and institutional food operations. State and local governments under this code actually buy fresh produce—primarily melons but also supporting fresh fruits and vegetables—for child nutrition programs, school breakfast and lunch service, senior services, and correctional facilities. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and school food authorities, supplemented by city and county agencies operating child care programs (CACFP), senior services divisions, and correctional facilities. School districts dominate the activity, with individual districts and cooperative purchasing consortia (such as the GEC Buying Cooperative spanning 30 Georgia districts) conducting the largest and most frequent solicitations for produce supply contracts.

Recent solicitations cluster heavily in Georgia, Texas, and Florida, with material activity also in Connecticut, Oregon, California, and Mississippi. Representative opportunities include the City of Edinburg, Texas issuing RFP 2026-017 for CACFP meal program food and nonfood items due August 4, 2026, with local-vendor preference under Texas statute; Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) issuing RFB 4162 for petite bananas with weekly usage of 70–90 cases and an estimated annual contract value of $78,000, bids due July 29, 2026; Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa, Florida) soliciting proposals through RFP 26039RFPDST for specialty fresh produce delivery to 18 elementary schools under the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program with an estimated annual budget of $600,000, proposals originally due March 11, 2026; and the GEC Buying Cooperative issuing RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs across two Georgia geographic areas with estimated annual spending of approximately $5.5 million across 30 participating school districts, proposals due March 4, 2026. Geographic concentration remains strongest in Georgia (evidenced by Bryan County Schools, Bulloch County Schools, Dougherty County Schools, Liberty County Schools, Glynn County Schools, and the GEC Cooperative), with competitive activity in major school districts nationwide. Most opportunities use IFB (Invitation for Bid) or RFP (Request for Proposal) notice types with firm fixed pricing, Buy American compliance requirements, HACCP plan mandates, and weekly or bi-weekly delivery schedules to multiple school sites.