UNSPSC 50304641: Pineapple melons

The variety of melons known as pineapple melons

UNSPSC 50304641 Pineapple melons (Commodity) covers fresh produce supply and delivery to institutional food service operations, with state and local solicitations targeting correctional facilities, mental health centers, school districts, senior centers, regional parks, and child nutrition programs. Recent opportunities show vendors supplying individual produce items—petite bananas, fresh fruit and vegetable snacks, apples, carrots, lettuce, tomatoes, berries, and mixed fresh produce—delivered on bi-weekly, weekly, or as-needed schedules to fixed institutional locations. The code draws from a broad issuing-body mix: state departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health), county boards of education and county commissioners (Collier County, DeSoto County, Hancock County, Bryan County, Early County, Bartow County, Dougherty County in Georgia and Mississippi), city procurement offices (City of Bridgeport, City of Edinburg, City of San Antonio), and independent school districts (Madison Metropolitan School District). Repeat buyers include multiple Texas TDCJ food warehouses and several Georgia school nutrition programs bidding produce contracts simultaneously.

Activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Mississippi, Connecticut, and Wisconsin, with the heaviest volume in Georgia and Texas school districts. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicitation IW267376 for fresh fruit and vegetable supply to Palestine, Texas (due October 19, 2026, RFP); Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4162 for petite bananas at an estimated annual value of $78,000 (due July 29, 2026); Illinois Department of Corrections RFQ 27426DOCJOLIEB53849 for fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center with a small business set-aside (due September 3, 2026); Head Start of Greater Dallas IFB 26-GP for approximately $969,460.94 in frozen foods, produce, and meat products (due June 24, 2026); and Bartow County School System RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles (due June 22, 2026). Contracts typically run one to three years with optional renewal terms; institutional buyers emphasize delivery frequency, temperature control, HACCP compliance, product traceability, USDA and domestic-sourcing compliance, and insurance requirements ranging from $500,000 to $2,000,000 general liability coverage depending on contract scope.