UNSPSC 50304650: Spanish melons

The variety of melons known as spanish melons

UNSPSC 50304650 Spanish melons is a Commodity code that captures fresh produce procurement, though recent state and local activity under this specific code shows minimal melon-focused solicitations. Instead, buyers are sourcing Spanish melons as part of broader fresh produce contracts that span multiple commodity lines—mixed fresh fruits and vegetables for institutional food service, school nutrition programs, senior services, and correctional facilities. The issuing bodies span state departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), county boards of education (Hancock County, Bryan County, Dougherty County, Bartow County, Early County in Georgia; DeSoto County in Mississippi), city school systems (Madison Metropolitan, Bridgeport), municipal agencies (City of Edinburg, City of San Antonio), and specialized nutrition programs (Head Start organizations, Marion Health Care Coalition). The work itself consists of recurring supply contracts for fresh fruits and vegetables—including apples, bananas, berries, leafy greens, root vegetables, tomatoes, peppers, and seasonal melons—delivered bi-weekly to monthly to multiple institutional sites with compliance requirements around USDA standards, food safety certifications, HACCP plans, temperature control, and traceability documentation.

Recent activity clusters heavily in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Illinois, Wisconsin, Mississippi, Connecticut, and Florida. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice requesting fresh fruit and vegetables for delivery to its Palestine facility (IW267376, due October 19, 2026), the Illinois Department of Corrections seeking fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center (27426DOCJOLIEB53849, RFQ, due September 3, 2026 under small business set-aside), Madison Metropolitan School District bidding petite bananas and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (RFB 4162 and 4163, both due July 29, 2026), and Hancock County Board of Education requesting over 200 line items of fresh produce for the 2026-27 school year (IFB SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026). Collier County's procurement for North Collier Regional Park food services (ITN 258360, due March 6, 2025) includes concession food supply as part of a three-year contract with local-vendor preference. Pricing models vary—some contracts use firm fixed unit pricing with no fuel surcharges; others employ cost-plus-fee arrangements. Buy American and domestic-sourcing preferences appear in school district and state-level procurements, and local-sourcing requirements surface in Georgia school systems (400-mile radius preference in Bartow County) and Florida municipalities.