UNSPSC 50554606: Canned or jarred non GMO cantaloupe melons

The variety of muskmelon (cucumis melo reticulatus) having a rind with netted tracery and reddish orange flesh that has been canned or jarred 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 50554606 Canned or jarred non-GMO cantaloupe melons is a Commodity code with minimal recent activity under its specific scope. State and local procurement offices buying under this code are sourcing shelf-stable canned or jarred cantaloupe products, though the recent opportunities block shows no dedicated cantaloupe solicitations. Instead, the code appears in a broader landscape of food and produce procurement where canned melons are one line item among many in larger food-service purchases. Issuing bodies span county boards of education, state departments (corrections, health and human services), county social services, school districts, and municipal boards of education. Recent activity is heavily weighted toward institutional food service — Department of Community Services senior nutrition programs, state corrections facilities, state-supported living centers, and school lunch operations — where canned fruit serves as a shelf-stable alternative to fresh produce or as a component of broader commodity procurement.

Geographic spread of related food commodity activity centers on Georgia (Gwinnett County, Hancock County, and statewide solicitations), Illinois (state veterans home food service), Oregon (Department of Corrections), Texas (HHSC, TDCJ, and Austin ISD), and Connecticut (Bridgeport Board of Education). Representative recent opportunities include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' October 2026 IFQ for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned vegetables and proteins (response due October 19, 2026), and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's June 2026 IFB for supplemental food and consumables serving state hospitals and supported living centers statewide (210 line items including frozen and canned fruits, with a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years). These buys typically award to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder on a per-unit or per-case basis with delivery FOB destination to central warehouses or facility sites, and often include Buy American provisions requiring minimum domestic content. No recent activity is specific to cantaloupe as a sole-source category; procurement professionals should monitor broader institutional food contracts where canned melons appear as line items within larger consolidated awards.