UNSPSC 50544605: Frozen non GMO carnical melons

The variety of non GMO melons known as non GMO carnical melons that have been frozen 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 50544605 Frozen non-GMO caruncal melons, a Commodity code, shows minimal alignment with actual state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities dataset contains no solicitations specifically requesting frozen melons or melon products. Instead, the opportunities tagged under this code consist of broad-spectrum school nutrition program grocery and fresh produce solicitations that encompass dozens or hundreds of line items across multiple food categories — proteins, grains, dairy, vegetables, fruits, condiments, and prepared items — but do not isolate or emphasize frozen melons as a procurement focus or line-item driver. The issuing bodies are school districts and city school systems across the Southeast and Midwest, including the Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Early County Board of Education (Georgia), City Schools of Decatur (Georgia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), and Douglas County School System (Georgia serving 30 districts via a buying cooperative). These are routine child nutrition service procurements supporting National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program compliance, with contract periods running July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, firm pricing requirements, Buy American provisions mandating 51 percent domestic agricultural content, HACCP plan compliance, and delivery to multiple school sites.

Geographic activity clusters in Georgia and extends to Connecticut and Missouri, with the majority of recent postings in Georgia school districts. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases grocery items solicitation (IFB BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) spanning 1,100+ line items for the Board of Education, and the Hancock County Board of Education fresh produce IFB (PE67080NONST2027000000013, due June 26, 2026) covering 200+ produce line items including apples, berries, cruciferous vegetables, root vegetables, melons, citrus, and leafy greens. The Douglas County School System RFP for fresh produce and eggs (PE64810NONST2026000000047, due March 4, 2026) served 30 districts across two Georgia areas with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million (Area One) and $1.1 million (Area Two), pricing indexed to USDA Atlanta Terminal Wholesale Market Report and Urner Barry reporting. The code's nominal scope does not match the procurement pattern — frozen melons do not appear as a standalone or prominent category in any recent opportunity, and the dataset provides no evidence that state and local buyers are actively soliciting this commodity through dedicated or categorical line-item procurements.