UNSPSC 50304637: Pepino melons

The variety of melons known as pepino melons

UNSPSC 50304637 Pepino melons is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure pepino melons as part of broader fresh produce supply contracts for institutional food service—primarily correctional facilities, schools, senior centers, and health care settings. Recent solicitations show that pepino melons are not commonly solicited as standalone items; instead, they appear within wider fresh fruit and vegetable procurement strategies where produce vendors supply multiple commodity lines. The issuing bodies span state departments of corrections, county and city school districts, county boards of education, city departments of human services, and regional health-care coalitions. Texas Department of Criminal Justice conducts multiple fresh produce contracts across facility locations; school districts in Georgia, Wisconsin, Mississippi, Illinois, and Connecticut regularly bid fresh produce for child nutrition programs; and city and county food service operations solicit produce for senior programs, community care facilities, and detention facilities. Contract structures vary from small purchase procurements and informal quote requests to formal RFPs and ITNs, with evaluation criteria typically weighted toward cost (30–40%), vendor qualifications and experience (15–25%), product quality and freshness compliance (15–35%), and in some cases diverse business status (5%) or local vendor preference (5–10%).

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Connecticut, Wisconsin, and Mississippi. Representative solicitations include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's fresh fruit and vegetable procurement for the Snyder Food Warehouse (IW267420, due October 14, 2026) and the Wynne Food Warehouse (IW267411, due October 14, 2026); Madison Metropolitan School District's petite bananas contract (RFB 4162, $78,000 annual value, due July 29, 2026); the Illinois Department of Mental Health's Madden Mental Health Center fresh produce contract for fiscal year 2027 (small purchase, due August 14, 2026); DeSoto County School District fresh produce distribution (bid due June 22, 2026, spanning 41 school sites); and Bartow County School System's local fresh fruits and vegetables procurement (RFP 10-2026-019, June 22, 2026 submission deadline). School nutrition programs dominate the recent opportunity list, with monthly deliveries to multiple sites and compliance requirements including USDA Buy American provisions, HACCP plans, food safety certifications, and state or federal meal program regulations such as the National School Lunch Program or Child and Adult Care Food Program.