UNSPSC 50524611: Non GMO crenshaw melons

The variety of non GMO melons known as non GMO crenshaw melons. 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 50524611 Non GMO crenshaw melons is a Commodity-tier code that nominally covers a single produce item, but the recent state and local opportunities show the code tagged to school nutrition procurement spanning a much broader range of fresh fruits and vegetables. State and local school districts are buying fresh produce — bananas, apples, berries, peppers, broccoli, tomatoes, leafy greens, and melons among many others — to supply National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program meal service, as well as USDA-funded Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) supplements to elementary students. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and county boards of education across Georgia, Texas, Florida, and Wisconsin, with some multi-district cooperative purchasing vehicles (such as the GEC Buying Cooperative, serving 30 districts across Georgia). District nutrition departments source produce through RFPs, RFBs, IFBs, and ITBs with response dates typically 30–45 days from posting, and awards are made on lowest-responsive-and-responsible-bidder or lowest-qualified-pricing bases, frequently with line-item splitting among multiple vendors.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia school districts (Hancock County, Bartow County, Bulloch County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham, Glynn County, and Douglas County cooperative) alongside procurements from Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin, Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa, McAllen Independent School District in Texas, and Austin Independent School District. Representative recent opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas due July 29, 2026 ($78,000 estimated annual value) and RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks due the same date with geographic sourcing within 400 miles of Madison; Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce spanning 200+ line items due June 26, 2026; and Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs across 30 districts with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million across two geographic areas and proposals due March 4, 2026. Contracts typically run July 1 through June 30, with renewal options for one to four additional years at same pricing or subject to documented market adjustments via USDA Agricultural Marketing Service or Consumer Price Index data. Buy American provisions, HACCP certification, product recall procedures, and $500,000–$2 million liability insurance are standard requirements; some districts impose geographic sourcing preferences (Wisconsin, Georgia farm-to-school programs) or 5% preference scoring for diverse-owned businesses.