UNSPSC 50524614: Non GMO eclipse melons

The variety of non GMO melons known as non GMO eclipse 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 50524614 Non GMO eclipse melons is a Commodity code, but the source contains no recent state and local opportunities soliciting this specific product. The recent opportunities tagged under this code show a significant mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the work actually being procured: they span general fresh produce procurement (bananas, mixed fruits and vegetables, seasonal items), food service concessions, and school nutrition programs, but none name eclipse melons or non-GMO melons specifically as line items.

The opportunities that do appear—such as Madison Metropolitan School District's petite banana bid (RFB 4162, due July 29, 2026) and Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce IFB for the 2026-27 school year (IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026)—are broad fresh-produce solicitations that enumerate dozens of produce types across apple varieties, berries, cruciferous vegetables, melons generically, and citrus. School districts and county boards of education drive the recent activity under this code, but the Commodity code 50524614 does not correspond to actual purchasing patterns in the posted records. If eclipse melons or non-GMO melons are being procured by state or local bodies, they are not surfacing as named line items in current solicitations or are coded differently in procurement systems.