UNSPSC 50314605: Organic cantaloupe melons

The variety of organic melons known as organic cantaloupe melons

UNSPSC 50314605 Organic cantaloupe melons, a Commodity code, does not align with the work state and local governments are actually buying under this taxonomy. The recent solicitations show no cantaloupes or organic-specific produce procurement; instead, school districts and county boards across Georgia, Florida, and Texas are bidding conventional fresh produce items—including bananas, apples, carrots, broccoli, and mixed fruits and vegetables—as part of annual school nutrition contracts and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Programs. The code appears misapplied to the broader institutional fresh-produce category that state and local buyers routinely solicit.

School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with activity concentrated in Georgia (Hancock County, Bulloch County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, Glynn County, Douglas County), supplemented by Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa), and Texas (McAllen and Austin Independent School Districts). Most solicitations are RFPs, RFQs, or IFBs with response dates spanning March through July 2026, typically awarding to lowest responsive and responsible bidders on annual contracts running July 1 through June 30 with one to four renewal options. Representative opportunities include Hancock County Board of Education IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items (bids due June 26, 2026), Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4162 for petite bananas at estimated annual value of $78,000 (due July 29, 2026), Bulloch County IFP for locally-grown produce within 200 miles (due May 4, 2026), and Douglas County's cooperative RFP through GEC Buying Cooperative covering 30 school districts with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million (due March 4, 2026). The code as currently assigned shows little relevant recent activity; procurement under it should be re-examined against broader produce family and class codes that capture conventional school nutrition supply chains.