UNSPSC 50304646: Royal star melons

The variety of melons known as royal star melons

UNSPSC 50304646 Royal star melons is a Commodity code. State and local procurement under this code shows limited recent activity directly aligned with the code's narrow scope — royal star melons specifically — but broader fresh produce sourcing dominates school nutrition, child care, and correctional food service procurement across the jurisdictions sampled. The source shows no recent opportunities explicitly requesting royal star melons. Instead, school districts, Head Start programs, and municipal food services issue solicitations for comprehensive fresh produce lists that may include melons as one line item among dozens of fruits and vegetables, grouped under broader UNSPSC family codes for fresh produce procurement. When melon varieties are specified in detail, solicitations name standard market types (cantaloupes, watermelons, honeydew) rather than specialty cultivars such as royal stars.

Recent activity clusters heavily in Georgia school districts and a few Texas, Florida, Connecticut, and California jurisdictions. Glynn County Board of Education, Bulloch County School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, and Henry County Schools in Georgia have issued IFBs and RFPs for fresh produce contracts covering 40–72 line items apiece for the 2026–2027 school year, with sealed bids due April through June 2026. McAllen Independent School District in Texas, Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa, Florida, and Central Point School District in Oregon solicited fresh produce and specialty fruit programs through February and March 2026. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut sought over 1,100 grocery line items including produce under Buy American provisions; the GEC Buying Cooperative in Georgia coordinated a $5.5 million multi-district produce procurement for 30 districts across two geographic areas. Geography favors the Southeast (Georgia, Texas, Florida) with secondary activity in the Pacific Northwest and Northeast. School nutrition remains the dominant buyer, followed by Head Start child care programs. A single correctional food service procurement (County of Santa Clara) sought dried fruits and nuts. No solicitation identified royal star melons explicitly, indicating the code carries minimal current state and local procurement volume at the commodity level.