UNSPSC 50324600: Dried melons

The type of fruit known as melons that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50324600 Dried melons is a Class code covering dehydrated and processed melon products that state and local governments procure primarily for school nutrition programs and institutional food service. Recent solicitations show this code capturing bids for dried fruit commodities alongside fresh produce and other food supplies, though the actual scope of individual dried melon line items within these mixed-commodity RFQs and IFBs remains limited—most references appear in bundled produce categories rather than as standalone specialty items. School districts, state nutrition departments, and correctional agencies are the primary buyers. Issuing bodies include independent school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut) and state procurement divisions acting on behalf of using agencies (Georgia Department of Administrative Services, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice). All solicitations enforce the Buy American provision requiring a minimum of 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content in processed products, with limited written-request exceptions, and mandate HACCP plans, USDA compliance documentation, and vendor references as standard qualifications.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas. Hancock County Schools Nutrition (Georgia) issued IFB #SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026, with a response deadline of June 26, 2026, spanning over 200 fresh-produce line items including melons for delivery to three school locations through June 30, 2027, with firm pricing and all-inclusive freight. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases requested electronic bids for 115 commodity line items (including fruit and vegetable products) due June 26, 2026, for delivery to the Thomas E. Carroll Nutrition Center through June 30, 2027, with MBE/CBE certification applicable under City Ordinance 3.12.130. The State of Georgia issued a mixed food and kitchen supplies solicitation (PE55645NONST2026000000009) with a due date of June 22, 2026. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (via the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts) posted a large cafeteria food-products IFB (304T26300CF) with an extended response deadline of May 4, 2026, covering approximately 382 line items across five geographic distribution areas. An earlier Texas TDCJ bid (IW236532) specifically solicited whole, pitted dried prunes in U.S. Grade B quality, 60-70 count size, 25-pound boxes, with a minimum order of 1,400 boxes for Corpus Christi delivery, though that solicitation closed February 20, 2026.