UNSPSC 50324601: Dried allsweet melons

The variety of melons known as allsweet melons that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50324601 Dried allsweet melons (Commodity) represents a narrow product category within broader dried-fruit and dried-produce procurement by state and local governments, though recent solicitation activity shows minimal direct demand for this specific commodity. School districts, county boards of education, state departments, and correctional facilities are the primary buyers of dried and fresh produce under related codes, but recent postings reveal no solicitations explicitly requesting dried allsweet melons. The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department did issue an ITB in January 2026 for dried fruits and nuts including dried raisins, cranberries, and tropical fruit mix for its correctional facility food services, and multiple school nutrition programs across Georgia, Missouri, Virginia, Texas, and Connecticut have posted RFPs and IFBs for comprehensive fresh produce, grocery items, and food supplies during the spring of 2026—but allsweet melons (fresh or dried) appear only incidentally within larger produce line-item lists, never as a standalone procurement focus or substantial volume driver.

The issuing bodies active in produce procurement span state departments of criminal justice (Texas TDCJ), county school boards (Hancock County, Liberty County, Douglas County in Georgia; Rockwood R-VI in Missouri; Savannah-Chatham in Georgia), municipal school systems (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia; Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), and county correctional facilities (Santa Clara County, California). Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and the broader Southeast, with secondary activity in Texas, Missouri, Virginia, California, and Connecticut. Solicitations are predominantly IFBs or RFPs with response dates clustered between late February and late June 2026, and all major produce contracts emphasize firm fixed pricing for 12-month terms, Buy American compliance, HACCP or food-safety certification, and weekly delivery to multiple school or facility locations. No recent opportunity in the source mentions dried allsweet melons as a line item or as a standalone procurement, suggesting this commodity either sees minimal state and local demand or is bundled into larger multi-item dried-fruit or fresh-produce categories where it may not be separately visible in posted solicitation summaries.