UNSPSC 50544652: Frozen non GMO starbright melons

The variety of non GMO melons known as non GMO starbright 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 50544652 Frozen non-GMO starbright melons is a Commodity code that covers specialty frozen melon products procured primarily by school districts to support child nutrition and school lunch programs. State and local governments buying under this code are sourcing frozen melons as components of comprehensive grocery and food-service contracts that span breakfast items, produce, dairy, proteins, and prepared foods. The actual recent solicitations tagged to this code show school nutrition programs acquiring broad categories of frozen and fresh produce—not melons specifically—alongside dozens of other commodity categories. School districts issuing under related food-procurement codes are sourcing from multiple vendors on firm fixed-price contracts for July-through-June fiscal-year terms, with deliveries to central warehouses and individual school sites Monday through Friday, compliance with USDA Buy American provisions (51 percent domestic agricultural content), HACCP food-safety plans, E-Verify authorization, commercial general liability insurance ($500,000 to $2,000,000 per occurrence), and blind product testing at vendor expense. Contract periods typically run one year with renewal or extension options for up to three or four additional years at the district's discretion.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia and Missouri, with recent school-district solicitations posted from the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Douglas County School System, Early County Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, and City Schools of Decatur (all Georgia), as well as Rockwood R-VI School District in St. Louis County, Missouri, and the City of Bridgeport in Connecticut. The Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs issued through the GEC Buying Cooperative (February 2026, due March 4, 2026) spans 30 school districts across two Georgia regions with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two, requiring cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing models and minimum five years of public school experience. The Rockwood R-VI School District grocery items solicitation (posted March 31, 2026, due April 29, 2026) encompasses over 900 line items serving approximately 19,000 students across a fiscal-year contract. No solicitations explicitly named frozen starbright melons as a line item, and the code shows limited specific activity for this frozen melon specialty product in current state and local procurement activity.