UNSPSC 50534643: Dried non GMO red goblin melons

The variety of non GMO melons known as non GMO red goblin melons that have been dried for preservation. 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 50534643 Dried non-GMO red goblin melons is a Commodity code. State and local governments purchase this code under broad school nutrition and institutional food-service procurement, but the recent opportunities block shows no direct solicitations specifically for dried red goblin melons. The code sits within a much larger category of dried fruits, vegetables, and specialty produce items; recent state and local activity across related fresh and processed produce procurement includes school lunch programs, county nutrition services, and state-supported living centers that source produce, dried goods, and fresh items under broader grocery or fresh-produce RFPs and IFBs. When jurisdictions solicit dried produce, it typically appears as a line item within comprehensive food-service contracts rather than as a standalone commodity solicitation. The Buy American provision requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content appears consistently across school nutrition opportunities in this code's vicinity, and vendors must comply with the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards, USDA regulations, and state health and food-safety requirements.

Recent activity in the adjacent fresh and processed produce space shows issuing bodies primarily from school districts, county boards of education, state agencies, and county health or nutrition departments. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) solicited over 200 line items of fresh produce including melons under IFB SN002-2027 due June 26, 2026; the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases (Connecticut) issued an RFB for over 1,100 grocery line items supporting the Bridgeport Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services with a June 30, 2026 due date; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission requested food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center under IFB HHS0017449 due July 11, 2026; Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (Florida) issued ITB 26-00289 for senior meal preparation and delivery services valued at $17.8 million over three years, due June 25, 2026; and the State of Georgia requested food, supplies, and other kitchen products due June 22, 2026. Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi) solicited packaged seven-day meal boxes for the Summer Food Service Program under IFB 609-26 due April 29, 2026. Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast (Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Connecticut, Texas) and involves repetitive annual school-year nutrition contracts and state institutional food-service agreements, though no recent opportunity explicitly names dried red goblin melons as a specification line item.