UNSPSC 50314609: Organic charentais melons

The variety of organic melons known as organic charentais melons

UNSPSC 50314609 Organic charentais melons is a Commodity code that nominally describes organic cantaloupe-type melons, but the recent state and local solicitations show little activity directly aligned with this specific product line. The code appears dormant for targeted melon procurement; instead, school districts and other state entities are actively soliciting broad fresh produce categories—apples, bananas, berries, leafy greens, peppers, tomatoes, carrots, broccoli, onions, citrus fruits, potatoes, and eggs—as part of comprehensive annual School Nutrition Program and child nutrition contracts. When melons do appear in recent opportunities, they are line items within larger produce RFPs, RFQs, and IFBs rather than standalone procurement vehicles, and they are not consistently specified as organic or charentais varieties. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and boards of education across Georgia, Texas, and Florida, along with occasional state-level procurement (State of Georgia food supplies), supplemented by a few regional cooperative purchasing arrangements (GEC Buying Cooperative).

Recent representative opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 for Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Snacks (due July 29, 2026), which specifies weekly delivery of approximately 5,900 servings of ready-to-eat produce sourced within 400 miles of Madison and subject to a $0.20 per pound organic preference discount; Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 through GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs across 30 school districts (due March 4, 2026), encompassing approximately 72 line items with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million to $1.1 million by geographic area; and Hillsborough County Public Schools' RFP 26039RFPDST for the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (proposals due March 11, 2026, estimated annual budget $600,000), requiring pre-cut, pre-packaged produce delivered twice weekly to 18 elementary schools. The geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia (Hancock County, Bulloch County, Liberty County, Glynn County, Douglas County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, Bartow County) and Texas (McAllen ISD, Austin ISD), with activity also present in Wisconsin and Florida. This code does not appear to be a primary procurement pathway for vendors seeking melon-specific contracts; opportunities in fresh produce more broadly represent substantially higher volume and frequency.