UNSPSC 50524610: Non GMO charleston gray watermelons

The variety of non GMO melons known as non GMO charleston gray watermelon. This means that they are produced without the use of methods that genetically modify organisms by means that are not possible under natural conditions. Such methods include cell fusion, microencapsulation and macro-encapsulation, and recombinant DNA technology (including gene deletion, gene doubling, introducing a foreign gene, and changing the positions of genes when achieved by recombinant DNA technology).

Traditional methods of breeding, conjugation, fermentation, hybridization, in vitro fertilization, or tissue culture are considered to be non-GMO.

UNSPSC 50524610 Non GMO charleston gray watermelons is a Commodity code that nominally describes a single produce item, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it span a much broader range of fresh produce procurement. School districts and other public bodies soliciting under this code are actually buying comprehensive fresh produce programs—comprehensive fruit and vegetable supply contracts serving school nutrition programs, child nutrition initiatives, and farm-to-school programs. The mix of issuing bodies consists almost entirely of school districts and school boards across multiple states, including the Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), Hancock 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), with several districts appearing as repeat or coordinated buyers through cooperative purchasing vehicles such as the GEC Buying Cooperative. The work being solicited includes IFBs, RFPs, and RFBs for fresh fruit and vegetable supply contracts—representative examples include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas due July 29, 2026, with an estimated annual value of $78,000 for delivery to schools between 5:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. Monday through Friday; Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce with over 200 line items spanning apples, berries, cruciferous vegetables, root vegetables, melons, citrus fruits, leafy greens, and specialty produce, due June 26, 2026, for the 2026-2027 school year; and Douglas County School System's RFP for fresh produce and eggs covering 30 school districts across two Georgia geographic areas with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two.

Geographic activity concentrates heavily in Georgia, with secondary concentration in Texas and occasional activity in Wisconsin. Georgia school districts dominate the recent record, with multiple concurrent procurements underway from Hancock County, Bulloch County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, Glynn County, and Douglas County. Many of these solicitations impose specific service requirements—98 to 99 percent fill rates; weekly or twice-weekly deliveries to multiple school sites between early morning windows (typically 5:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.); HACCP plans with 24/7 recall accessibility; Buy American compliance with domestic content minimums (often 51 percent); and geographic sourcing preferences such as produce grown within 50 to 400 miles of the school district. Pricing is commonly indexed to USDA market reports or wholesale pricing, with firms competing on markup or fixed fees above published benchmarks rather than absolute dollar bids. Award mechanisms typically favor lowest responsive and responsible bidding on a line-item basis, allowing multiple vendors per contract, and contracts routinely include renewal options for up to four additional one-year terms. Set-asides and preferences for disadvantaged enterprises (MBE, WBE, SBE, DBE, or state equivalents) are not standardly featured in these solicitations, though some districts note preferences for local or in-state vendors and participation in diversity procurement programs. This code shows active, ongoing procurement activity with consistent demand driven by federal school nutrition funding and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program grants.