UNSPSC 50544624: Frozen non GMO jubilee melons

The variety of non GMO melons known as non GMO jubilee 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 50544624 Frozen non-GMO Jubilee melons is a Commodity code whose recent state and local procurement activity shows minimal direct alignment with the code's nominal scope. The recent opportunities tagged under this code span school district food service procurement across multiple product categories—grocery items, fresh produce, frozen foods, eggs, and comprehensive food supply and distribution—but frozen non-GMO Jubilee melons do not appear as a line item or specification in any of the seven most recent solicitations. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases, the Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Rockwood R-VI School District, and the Douglas County School System in Georgia are the issuing bodies across these opportunities, all school nutrition programs governed by the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program with Buy American provisions, HACCP compliance, and whole-grain or low-sodium product requirements.

The code shows recent activity concentrated in Georgia and Connecticut, with secondary activity in Missouri. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Bridgeport's IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items due June 30, 2026, Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce spanning apples, berries, vegetables, and melons (among 200+ line items) due June 26, 2026, the City Schools of Decatur's IFB for frozen foods and grocery items due May 15, 2026, and the Douglas County School System's RFP for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 school districts across two Georgia regions with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million (Area One) and $1.1 million (Area Two) due March 4, 2026. School districts routinely award food service contracts on a line-item basis to multiple vendors with firm fixed pricing including delivery, no fuel surcharges, and payment within 30 to 45 days. The code appears to be a classification mismatch; frozen non-GMO Jubilee melons represent a narrow commodity within broader fresh-produce and grocery-item solicitations where melons are one among dozens of produce categories, but the code does not capture distinct recent procurement activity specific to this product.