UNSPSC 50314636: Organic peacock melons

The variety of organic melons known as organic peacock melons

UNSPSC 50314636 Organic peacock melons (Commodity) represents a specialized fresh produce offering that state and local school nutrition programs are sourcing, though the recent opportunities block shows limited direct procurement of this specific item. School districts across Georgia, Texas, and Florida are actively soliciting fresh produce through RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, and ITBs, with a strong emphasis on institutional food service delivery to elementary and secondary schools. The code's nominal scope describes organic peacock melons specifically, but recent state and local procurement activity under or near this code focuses on comprehensive fresh produce contracts—apples, bananas, berries, broccoli, carrots, peppers, tomatoes, and prepared produce items—as part of school nutrition programs, Farm to School initiatives, and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program funding. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and boards of education: Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Bartow County School System (Georgia), Early County Board of Education (Georgia), Bulloch County School District (Georgia), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Muscogee County School District (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Glynn County Board of Education (Georgia), McAllen Independent School District (Texas), Austin Independent School District (Texas), and Douglas County School System (Georgia serving 30 cooperating districts). A single state-level procurement from Georgia also appears in the block but with limited detail.

Recent activity is concentrated in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Wisconsin and Florida. Representative solicitations include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas (due July 29, 2026, with estimated annual contract value of $78,000) and Hancock County Board of Education's IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items including apples, berries, and melons (bids due June 26, 2026). Other representative opportunities include Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 districts with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two (proposals due March 4, 2026), and Austin Independent School District's RFP 26RFP034 for fresh produce and beverages (proposals due March 11, 2026). Contracts typically run July 1 through June 30 with options for one to four annual renewals, require HACCP plans and Buy American compliance, mandate weekly delivery in fresh condition to multiple school sites, emphasize domestic and local sourcing where cost and quality support it, and award to lowest responsive and responsible bidder or multiple vendors on a line-item basis. No incumbent vendors are named across the recent opportunities, indicating open competitive access for qualifying suppliers.