UNSPSC 50524635: Non GMO patriot melons

The variety of non GMO melons known as non GMO patriot 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 50524635 Non GMO patriot melons is a Commodity code. State and local governments are not currently buying non-GMO patriot melons under this code. The recent opportunities block contains no solicitations matching the code's stated scope. Instead, the tagged opportunities show school districts procuring generic fresh produce — bananas, apples, broccoli, carrots, tomatoes, citrus, and other staple fruits and vegetables — through RFBs, RFQs, IFBs, and RFPs. A single Madison Metropolitan School District notice mentions petite bananas specifically, but does not reference GMO status or patriot varieties. The mismatch between the code name and actual procurement activity suggests either that the code has been misapplied to these solicitations, or that demand for the specific product (non-GMO patriot melons) does not currently exist in state and local government food service.

School districts across Georgia, Florida, and Texas are the primary issuing bodies soliciting under these tagged opportunities, with agricultural suppliers and specialty produce vendors competing for annual contracts to supply school nutrition programs. Representative recent solicitations include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas (due July 29, 2026) at an estimated annual value of $78,000, Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for over 200 line items of fresh produce (due June 26, 2026) for the 2026-27 school year, Bulloch County School District's IFP for 24 locally grown produce items including watermelons (due May 4, 2026), and Douglas County School System's RFP through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs across 30 districts (due March 4, 2026) with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for one geographic area. The concentration of activity is heavily weighted toward Georgia school districts, with additional recent solicitations from Florida, Texas, and Wisconsin. If your firm supplies non-GMO melons or specialty melon varieties, this code assignment does not reflect current market demand in state and local procurement; monitor school district RFPs for general produce categories and respond to those opportunities instead.