UNSPSC 50314600: Organic melons

The type of organic fruit known as organic melons

UNSPSC 50314600 Organic melons is a Class code that covers the procurement of organic melon varieties for institutional food service, particularly school nutrition programs. State and local governments are buying petite bananas, fresh fruit and vegetable snacks, and mixed fresh produce assortments through this code, though the recent opportunities block reflects a mismatch—the posted solicitations target bananas, berries, apples, peppers, leafy greens, and other produce items, with organic melons appearing only incidentally in larger multi-item school nutrition contracts. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, including Madison Metropolitan School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Bartow County School System, Bulloch County School District, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Glynn County Board of Education, McAllen Independent School District, Salt Lake City School District, Austin Independent School District, and Douglas County School System (issuing through the GEC Buying Cooperative). A single state-level opportunity appears: the State of Georgia's May 2026 solicitation for food, supplies, and other kitchen products (PE55645NONST2026000000009).

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, which accounts for the majority of recent opportunities—Hancock County, Bartow County, Bulloch County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, Glynn County, and Douglas County all posted solicitations between February and July 2026. Texas, Utah, and Florida also show recent activity through McAllen Independent School District (RFP 2026-1029, proposals due March 6, 2026), Salt Lake City School District (IFB DH2647-FPD, bids due April 1, 2026), Austin Independent School District (RFP 26RFP034, proposals due March 11, 2026), and Hillsborough County Public Schools near Tampa (RFP 26039RFPDST, proposals due March 11, 2026). Representative recent opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas at $78,000 annual estimated value with delivery to the Food Production Center by July 29, 2026, and the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 through GEC Buying Cooperative spanning 30 school districts across two Georgia regions with approximately $5.5 million estimated annual spend (Area One $4.4 million, Area Two $1.1 million), sealed proposals due March 4, 2026. The code shows substantial recent activity but primarily reflects mixed fresh produce procurement rather than organic melons specifically.