UNSPSC 50534656: Dried non GMO sunsweet melons

The variety of non GMO melons known as non GMO sunsweet 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 50534656 Dried non-GMO sunsweet melons, a Commodity code, covers dehydrated melon products procured by state and local education and health agencies for food service operations, though recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code show minimal direct procurement of dried melons as standalone line items. Instead, the code appears in broader grocery and food-supply solicitations where dried or processed melons may represent one component among dozens or hundreds of line items. State and local governments actually buying under this code procure dried melon products primarily as part of school nutrition programs serving breakfast and lunch under the National School Lunch Program, facility food service for supported-living centers, senior meal programs, and summer food service operations. School districts and county health and human services agencies are the primary issuing bodies, with education procurement dominating the activity. Vendors supplying under this code must comply with Buy American domestic-content requirements (typically 51 percent domestic agricultural ingredients in processed products), meet Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards, provide HACCP plans and food-safety documentation, maintain liability insurance, and accept electronic ordering through school nutrition management systems.

Recent opportunities span Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases issued an RFP (BNB052266) on June 30, 2026, for over 1,100 grocery line items for the Bridgeport Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services, with firm fixed pricing and delivery to school sites and a central warehouse; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued an IFB (HHS0017449) posted June 11, 2026, for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a historical monthly value of approximately $1.5 million and a response date of July 13, 2026. Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia posted an IFB (PE67080NONST2027000000013) on June 10, 2026, for fresh produce across 200-plus line items including melons, due June 26, 2026, with delivery to three school sites and a July 1, 2026, contract start. The code shows scattered but recurring activity across regional school districts and state health agencies, with no dominant geographic concentration.