UNSPSC 50304644: Regency melons

The variety of melons known as regency melons

UNSPSC 50304644 Regency melons is a Commodity code that spans fresh fruit supply and delivery to institutional foodservice operations — prisons, schools, senior centers, mental health facilities, and child care programs. State and local governments buy melons as part of broader fresh produce procurement for cafeteria and meal programs serving incarcerated individuals, students, and vulnerable populations. The issuing bodies are diverse: state departments of correction and mental health, school districts (particularly those administering National School Lunch Program and Child and Adult Care Food Program operations), county boards of education, municipal senior services departments, and specialized service providers such as Head Start organizations and regional health coalitions. The work is routine procurement of a commodity item embedded in larger foodservice supply contracts rather than a standalone line of business.

Recent opportunities show concentrated activity in Texas, Georgia, and Illinois. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple fresh produce solicitations—including IW267376 for Palestine and IW267420 for Snyder Food Warehouse—both with October 2026 response dates. School districts dominate the volume: Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Bryan County Schools (Georgia), Dougherty County Board of Education (Georgia), Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), DeSoto County School District (Mississippi), and Early County Board of Education (Georgia) have all issued competitive bids for fresh produce during the spring and summer of 2026, typically on a line-by-line basis with firm pricing for the school year. The Illinois Department of Mental Health and Department of Corrections have issued small-purchase procurements for fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center and Madden Mental Health Center. The scope is tightly specified: unit pricing by case or pound, delivery windows (often early morning before operations begin), quality standards (USDA grades, ripeness specifications, temperature control), and compliance with meal program nutrition regulations. Buy American and prevailing-wage requirements appear frequently in school and correctional foodservice contracts. The market is highly fragmented across dozens of small jurisdictions with no single dominant buyer; opportunities appear consistently throughout the year but concentrate around new fiscal-year starts (July for schools, September for some facilities).