UNSPSC 50544607: Frozen non GMO casaba melons

The variety of non GMO melons known as non GMO casaba 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 50544607 Frozen non-GMO casaba melons is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure frozen specialty melons as components of broader school nutrition supply contracts, though recent opportunities show no direct, standalone procurement of this item. The code's nominal scope — a single frozen produce variety — sits far narrower than the actual work being solicited under the broader grocery and produce families that encompass it. State and local buyers sourcing under related produce and food-service codes (such as fresh produce, frozen foods, and grocery items) do specify produce by variety and frozen state in line-item detail, but recent opportunities in the dataset show fresh (not frozen) casaba melons, if present at all, embedded in comprehensive fresh-produce RFPs alongside dozens of other items rather than as standalone line items or contracts. School districts, county boards of education, and city school systems dominate the issuing bodies, with purchases driven by National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program funding. The sourcing reflects USDA Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content for processed items), whole-grain and nutrition standards under the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act, and delivery frequency (typically Monday–Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.) to multiple school sites within each district.

Geographic activity clusters in Georgia and Missouri, with recent opportunities from the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (72 fresh-produce line items, April 2026 bid), Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia (200-plus fresh-produce line items, June 2026 IFB), Early County Board of Education in Georgia (300-plus food items, June 2026), Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri (900-plus grocery line items, April 2026), and Douglas County School System in Georgia (serving 30 districts cooperatively for 72 produce line items, March 2026 RFP). Connecticut and Georgia also appear (City of Bridgeport, June 2026; City Schools of Decatur, May 2026). None of the recent opportunities identifies frozen casaba melons as a discrete procurement target; the category appears only as a potential subordinate line item within much larger multi-hundred-item grocery or produce contracts. Vendors pursuing this code should evaluate whether the actual demand signal supports a standalone frozen specialty-melon offering or whether participation requires bundling with broader produce or frozen-food supply lines.