UNSPSC 50304636: Peacock melons

The variety of melons known as peacock melons

UNSPSC 50304636 Peacock melons (Commodity) represents fresh produce supply and delivery to institutional food service operations, principally correctional facilities, schools, senior centers, and mental health facilities. Recent state and local solicitations under this code reflect a much broader commodity scope than the code name suggests — they cover fresh fruits and vegetables generally, including apples, bananas, berries, broccoli, carrots, lettuce, onions, oranges, potatoes, strawberries, tomatoes, and specialty items, rather than peacock melons specifically. Issuing bodies span Texas state correctional departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice), school districts (Madison Metropolitan School District, Hancock County Board of Education, DeSoto County Schools, Dougherty County Board of Education, Bryan County Schools, Early County Schools, Bartow County Schools), county and city governments (Collier County, DeSoto County, City of Bridgeport, City of Edinburg, City of San Antonio), state mental health agencies (Illinois Department of Mental Health, Illinois Department of Corrections), and regional health and community organizations (Marion Health Care Coalition, Head Start of Greater Dallas). School nutrition programs dominate the recent volume, with multiple concurrent procurements in Georgia, Texas, Mississippi, and Illinois, typically issuing IFBs or sealed-bid RFPs for annual or multi-month school-year supply cycles.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Edinburg, San Antonio, Head Start of Greater Dallas), Georgia (Bartow County, Bryan County, Dougherty County, Hancock County, state procurement), Illinois (Department of Corrections Joliet center, Department of Mental Health Hines facility), and scattered activity in Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District), Mississippi (DeSoto County), Connecticut (Bridgeport), and Florida (Collier County). Representative recent procurements include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's RFP for fresh fruits and vegetables to the Snyder Food Warehouse and Wynne Food Warehouse (both with October 14, 2026 response dates), Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas with estimated annual contract value of $78,000 and a July 29, 2026 response date, Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce IFB for the 2026-27 school year with a June 26, 2026 bid deadline, and DeSoto County School District's sealed-bid procurement for fresh produce distribution across 41 school sites with a June 22, 2026 deadline. Collier County's Invitation to Negotiate for food services at North Collier Regional Park carries a 10-point local-vendor preference and a March 6, 2025 response date. Most school district procurements impose Buy American requirements, HACCP compliance, delivery frequency standards (often twice weekly or more), and firm-price terms tied to regional produce price indices; many solicit multiple vendors or allow award to a single source.