UNSPSC 50304653: Stars n stripes melons

The variety of melons known as stars n stripes melons

UNSPSC 50304653 Stars n stripes melons (Commodity) covers fresh melon supply to institutional food-service operations. State and local governments procure this line item as part of broader fresh produce contracts serving correctional facilities, mental health centers, school districts, senior centers, and child nutrition programs. Recent solicitations show procurement of melons as individual line items within comprehensive fresh-produce specifications rather than as standalone contracts; melons appear alongside apples, bananas, carrots, lettuce, onions, and other seasonal produce in institutional meal programs.

Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections and mental health, county and independent school districts, municipalities operating senior services, and regional health coalitions. Texas Department of Criminal Justice appears in multiple recent solicitations (IW267376 for Palestine facility, IW267420 for Snyder Food Warehouse, IW267411 for Wynne Food Warehouse). Procurement is distributed across state agencies, school nutrition programs in Georgia and Wisconsin, county school boards, and municipal food services in Illinois, Texas, Connecticut, and Florida. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with secondary activity from state correctional and mental health systems. Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin, Florida, and Connecticut. Representative opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice fresh-fruit-and-vegetable solicitation IW267376 (due October 19, 2026, RFP), Madison Metropolitan School District's fresh-fruit-and-vegetable-snacks bid 4163 (due July 29, 2026, RFB with Wisconsin local-sourcing requirement and 5% diverse-business preference), Hancock County Board of Education fresh-produce procurement (bid due June 26, 2026, IFB covering 200+ line items across multiple apple varieties, berries, melons, and citrus), and Dougherty County Board of Education fresh-produce bid (due June 16, 2026, sealed bid covering 40 produce items). Most school and institutional food-service contracts run July through June and carry Buy American requirements, HACCP compliance obligations, delivery-frequency minimums (often twice weekly or more), and insurance thresholds of $500,000 to $1,000,000 general liability.