UNSPSC 50554611: Canned or jarred non GMO crenshaw melons

The variety of non GMO melons known as non GMO crenshaw melons that have 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 50554611 Canned or jarred non-GMO crenshaw melons (Commodity) shows minimal recent activity directly aligned with its nominal scope. The code itself describes a narrow product category — preserved crenshaw melons — but the state and local opportunities tagged under it comprise canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, apple crisps, broader food supply contracts for institutional facilities, and fresh produce procurement. The single directly relevant recent solicitation is Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453, posted July 10, 2026, due July 31, 2026, seeking approximately 4,760 cases of canned fruit applesauce (not crenshaw melons) compliant with USDA 2011 commodity specifications, delivered in five truckloads to the Central Distribution Center in Salem, Oregon, at a historical award price of $21.84 per case to Robbins Sales. The broader institutional food supply contracts — including Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0016792 for supplemental food and consumables statewide (posted February 26, 2026, amended and due February 23, 2026) and Texas TDCJ IFB 304T26300CF for cafeteria food products (due May 4, 2026) — cover canned and preserved fruit items as part of larger commodity procurement portfolios but do not target crenshaw melons specifically.

The issuing bodies include a mix of state correctional departments (Oregon DOC), state health and human services commissions (Texas HHSC, DSHS), state criminal justice departments (Texas TDCJ), independent school districts (Dallas ISD, Austin ISD, Fairfax County Public Schools, Savannah-Chatham, Rockwood R-VI), county school boards (Hancock County, Muscogee County, Douglas County, Liberty County), and one city board of education (Bridgeport, Connecticut). Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Connecticut, and Missouri. The mismatch between the code name and the opportunities tagged to it signals either a classification error or a code that captures preserved-fruit categories more broadly than its descriptor suggests; the code appears inactive for the narrowly specified non-GMO crenshaw melons but sees incidental use within institutional food service RFPs covering multiple canned fruit and vegetable line items. The market is driven primarily by school nutrition programs and state institutional food service rather than crenshaw melons as a distinct commodity.