UNSPSC 50544626: Frozen non GMO kakhi/kakri melons

The variety of non GMO melons known as non GMO kakhi/kakri 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 50544626 Frozen non-GMO kaki/kakri melons is a Commodity code that in practice receives minimal recent solicitation activity from state and local governments; the three recent opportunities that reference food procurement under related codes center on broad shelf-stable and fresh produce buys rather than on frozen melons specifically. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' October 2026 informal written quote for approximately 1,062 cases of food items to the Department of Community Services, the City of Bridgeport's June 2026 electronic bid for over 1,100 line items of grocery items supporting the National School Lunch Program, and Hancock County Board of Education's June 2026 invitation for bids on fresh produce for the 2026-27 school year all span multiple food categories—shelf-stable proteins, vegetables, grains, condiments, dairy, frozen products, fresh fruits, and specialty items—but do not isolate frozen melons as a line item. School districts and county social-services departments are the primary issuing bodies visible in recent state and local food procurement, alongside state purchasing agents; these entities source through IFBs, RFQs, and informal written quotes to support federal nutrition programs, senior services, and general food-service operations.

Recent activity clusters in Georgia (Gwinnett County, Hancock County, Early County, and the State of Georgia) and Connecticut (City of Bridgeport), with smaller suppliers competing on line-by-line pricing, delivery logistics, compliance with Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed products), HACCP plans, debarment verification, and nutritional standards aligned to the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act. Hancock County's fresh-produce IFB specified over 200 line items including melons generically but did not isolate frozen kaki or kakri varieties; response dates in the block ranged from June through October 2026. The code shows no distinct recent solicitation demand for frozen non-GMO kaki/kakri melons as a standalone commodity; pursuit of this code would require either monitoring school-district and county RFQs for fresh-produce bids where frozen specialty melons are included as optional line items or positioning as a secondary supplier on broader cooperative purchasing food contracts already in place.