UNSPSC 50304649: Sharlyn melons

The variety of melons known as sharlyn melons

UNSPSC 50304649 Sharlyn melons (Commodity) represents a narrow produce category that state and local governments source primarily through food service procurement for child nutrition and senior meals rather than as a standalone item. The recent opportunities block contains no solicitations explicitly requesting Sharlyn melons; instead, recent activity shows school districts, child care agencies, and senior services departments purchasing fresh produce broadly—including melons as components of comprehensive fruit and vegetable line items—through multi-item bids covering 40 to 72 produce line items at a time. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Savannah-Chatham, DeSoto County, Hancock County, Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bulloch County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Bryan County, Henry County, Glynn County, McAllen ISD, Central Point SD, and Austin ISD), child care and Head Start programs (City of Edinburg CACFP, Head Start of Greater Dallas), and cooperative purchasing vehicles serving state-level school nutrition programs (GEC Buying Cooperative spanning 30 Georgia school districts). The procurement pattern shows melon purchases embedded in seasonal fruit specifications rather than as isolated line items, with estimated annual quantities and price discovery driven by USDA terminal market pricing indices.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (Savannah-Chatham, DeSoto, Hancock, Bartow, Dougherty, Bulloch, Liberty, Muscogee, Bryan, Henry, Glynn County school districts), Texas (McAllen ISD, City of Edinburg, Head Start of Greater Dallas, Austin ISD), and the broader Southeast through the GEC cooperative. Recent representative opportunities include the GEC Buying Cooperative RFP (posted February 4, 2026, due March 4, 2026) procuring fresh produce across two Georgia areas with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million to $1.1 million, and the Bartow County School System RFP (posted May 21, 2026, due June 22, 2026 for 2026-2027) sourcing local fresh fruits and vegetables within 400 miles. No recent solicitation specifically targets Sharlyn melons by varietal name, indicating that pursuit under this narrow commodity code would require vendors to respond to broader produce RFPs, RFBs, and ITBs where melons appear as one line item among dozens, with pricing negotiated against market indices and fill-rate requirements typically set at 95 to 98 percent monthly compliance.