UNSPSC 50304638: Persian melons

The variety of melons known as persian melons

UNSPSC 50304638 Persian melons is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual scope of recent state and local procurement activity. The solicitations tagged to this code span fresh produce supply contracts—including fresh fruits, vegetables, specialty items, and processed produce—procured by school districts, corrections facilities, mental health centers, senior services programs, and child care networks across multiple states. The work involves full-line produce sourcing with quality and safety compliance, regular delivery schedules (often multiple times weekly), USDA and food-safety regulation adherence, and HACCP planning. Issuing bodies are predominantly K–12 school districts (Madison Metropolitan, DeSoto County, Hancock County, Bryan County, Dougherty County, Bartow County, Early County, Edinburg schools) and state institutional nutrition programs (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), with secondary activity from counties (Collier County), municipalities (City of San Antonio, City of Bridgeport), and specialized entities (Head Start, senior services programs).

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, and Connecticut, with scattered opportunities in Wisconsin, Mississippi, and Florida. Representative current solicitations include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice seeking fresh fruit and vegetable deliveries to food warehouses in Palestine and Snyder (solicitations IW267376 and IW267420, closing October 19 and October 14, 2026 respectively); Collier County Board of County Commissioners requesting food services at North Collier Regional Park via Invitation to Negotiate with closing March 6, 2025 and local-vendor preference worth 10 evaluation points; Madison Metropolitan School District bidding petite bananas under RFB 4163 (closing July 29, 2026, approximately 5,900 weekly servings, $78,000 estimated annual value) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks requiring Wisconsin sourcing within 400 miles (closing July 29, 2026, contingent on Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program federal grant approval); DeSoto County School District requesting fresh produce distribution across 41 school sites (IFB closing June 22, 2026, bi-annual fixed-fee-plus-reimbursable-cost structure, 97% service-level requirement); and Head Start of Greater Dallas seeking multiple produce suppliers totaling approximately 32,409 cases annually (IFB closing June 24, 2026, $969,460.94 estimated value, pre-bid conference scheduled April 16, 2026). Buy American requirements, prevailing-wage compliance, food-safety certifications, liability insurance (typically $1 million per occurrence), and E-Verify enrollment are standard across solicitations. School districts frequently apply local or regional sourcing preferences; several include small-business, minority-owned, or woman-owned enterprise evaluation criteria or set-asides.