UNSPSC 50524622: Non GMO ida pride melons

The variety of non GMO melons known as non GMO ida pride 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 50524622 Non GMO ida pride melons is a Commodity code that nominally describes a specific melon variety, but the recent opportunities block shows no active procurement specifically for Idaho Pride melons or other non-GMO melon cultivars under this code. The source contains seventeen recent state and local solicitations, none of which mention Idaho Pride melons or target the commodity code directly. Instead, the opportunities span fresh produce supply contracts for school nutrition programs across multiple states, with melons appearing only as line items within broader produce procurements—Madison Metropolitan School District's July 2026 Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Snacks RFB and Hancock County Board of Education's June 2026 fresh produce IFB both reference melons generically as part of 50-to-200-item produce portfolios, not as discrete procurement targets.

The code shows little decision-relevant recent activity specific to Idaho Pride or non-GMO melon procurement. School districts, county boards of education, and independent school districts dominate the issuing body mix, with recent opportunities concentrated in Georgia (Hancock County, Bartow County, Bulloch County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, Glynn County, Douglas County), Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan), and Texas (McAllen ISD, Austin ISD). Representative opportunities include Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 (due March 4, 2026) for fresh produce and eggs across 30 districts with approximately $4.4 million annual spend for Area One, and Hillsborough County Public Schools' RFP 26039RFQDST (due March 11, 2026) for USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program specialty produce delivery to eighteen elementary schools with an estimated $600,000 annual budget. Melons in these opportunities are incidental commodities within institution-wide produce supply chains, not standalone procurement targets, suggesting this code tier does not match active state and local buying patterns for melon varieties in the solicitation record reviewed.