UNSPSC 50304643: Red goblin melons

The variety of melons known as red goblin melons

UNSPSC 50304643 Red goblin melons is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure this produce primarily through institutional food-service contracts for correctional facilities, mental-health centers, schools, senior centers, and child-care programs. Recent solicitations reflect a narrow focus on bulk fresh-produce supply rather than red goblin melons specifically; the code appears to capture this product as part of broader fresh-fruit-and-vegetable procurement streams. Issuing bodies span state departments of corrections and mental health, county and city school districts, county regional parks, and municipal senior services. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple recent solicitations for fresh fruit and vegetables across facility food warehouses; the Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health have each issued small-purchase procurements for produce supply. School districts dominate the activity — Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), DeSoto County School District (Mississippi), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Dougherty County Board of Education (Georgia), Bartow County School System (Georgia), Bryan County Schools (Georgia), and Early County Board of Education (Georgia) have all posted competitive bids for fresh produce in the past six months. A few specialized buyers appear, including Collier County Board of County Commissioners (regional parks and recreation) and the City of San Antonio (senior centers).

The geographic footprint spans Texas, Wisconsin, Mississippi, Georgia, Illinois, Connecticut, and Florida, with Georgia schools accounting for the highest concentration of recent activity. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's solicitation IW267376 for fresh fruit and vegetable supply to Palestine, Texas (RFP, due October 19, 2026), the Illinois Department of Corrections' RFQ 27426DOCJOLIEB53849 for bi-weekly fresh-produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center (small business set-aside, due September 3, 2026), Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles of Madison and Wisconsin (due July 29, 2026, with 5% diverse-owned business preference), and DeSoto County School District's fresh-produce bid under a cost-plus-fee model with 97 percent service-level requirements (due June 22, 2026). Pricing structures vary: some procurements use firm fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges, while others employ cost-pass-through models. Most school and institutional buyers impose Buy American or domestic-sourcing thresholds, prevailing-wage compliance requirements, HACCP plans, and general liability insurance minimums ranging from $500,000 to $2 million. Local-vendor preferences and geographic sourcing restrictions (notably within 400 miles or within-state requirements) appear in Wisconsin and Georgia school solicitations.