UNSPSC 50314613: Organic dixie lee melons

The variety of organic melons known as organic dixie lee melons

UNSPSC 50314613 Organic dixie lee melons, a Commodity code, reflects state and local government procurement of specialty melons for school nutrition programs, though recent solicitations show the code is tagged inconsistently and frequently misapplied. The most active issuing bodies are school districts across the Southeast—primarily Georgia, Florida, Texas, and Wisconsin—procuring fresh produce as part of National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Programs. School districts dominate the opportunity mix, with secondary activity from state departments and county boards of education. The work being solicited under this code spans institutional fresh-produce supply, including delivery of apples, bananas, berries, broccoli, carrots, citrus, peppers, tomatoes, leafy greens, and melons to multiple school sites on weekly or twice-weekly schedules. Vendors must meet strict specifications including HACCP plans, food safety documentation, Buy American compliance, traceability by farm of origin, liability insurance (typically $1 million minimum general liability), USDA compliance, and delivery windows between 5:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Wisconsin. Representative solicitations include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas (150-count case packs, 70–90 cases weekly, $78,000 estimated annual value, due July 29, 2026); Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for over 200 fresh-produce line items across melons, berries, vegetables, and citrus (July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027 contract, sealed bids due June 26, 2026); Bulloch County School District's RFP for 24 produce items including watermelons and local-farm sourcing within 200 miles (proposals due May 4, 2026, fiscal year 2026–2027); and Douglas County School System's RFP through GEC Buying Cooperative for 72 produce line items serving 30 school districts across Georgia (approximately $5.5 million estimated annual spending across two geographic areas, proposals due March 4, 2026). Larger urban and consolidated systems, including Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County School District, Glynn County Board of Education, Austin Independent School District, and Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa), are also actively procuring produce on annual or multi-year contracts. The code itself shows little recent activity—only one opportunity directly names melons, and most tagged opportunities procure mixed fresh produce under broader family-level codes. Current procurement emphasizes domestic sourcing, organic and natural products where possible, farm-to-school alignment, and compliance with federal nutrition standards and civil rights requirements.