UNSPSC 50324605: Dried carnical melons

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

UNSPSC 50324605 Dried carnival melons, a Commodity code, does not reflect the actual scope of state and local procurement activity under this classification. Recent solicitations tagged with this code cover broad fresh produce and grocery supply for school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and other public food service operations — apples, berries, vegetables, dairy, proteins, prepared entrees, and miscellaneous staple items — rather than dried melons specifically. The code's nominal scope diverges sharply from what agencies are actually buying. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, including Hancock County Schools (Georgia), Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), and Douglas County School System (Georgia), alongside the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the City of Bridgeport Connecticut Board of Education, and the County of Santa Clara. The procurement activity is concentrated in school nutrition programs seeking annual fixed-price food supply contracts with delivery to multiple school sites and central warehouses, typically spanning July through June fiscal years and renewable for additional one-year periods.

Geographic activity centers on Georgia, with secondary activity in Virginia, Missouri, Connecticut, Texas, and California. Representative recent opportunities include Hancock County Schools' IFB for fresh produce (due June 26, 2026, covering 200 line items across apples, berries, cruciferous vegetables, melons, citrus, and specialty items with delivery to three school locations), Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB (due April 27, 2026, spanning numerous grocery categories with delivery to 45 elementary, middle, and high schools plus seven distribution kitchens), Rockwood R-VI School District's grocery items solicitation (due April 29, 2026, encompassing over 900 line items), Douglas County School System's food supply RFP (due February 18, 2026, estimated $9 million annual spend for 32,000 daily meals), and Santa Clara County's ITB for dried fruits and nuts (due February 5, 2026, supporting a correctional facility). All solicitations stress Buy American compliance, USDA food safety standards, firm fixed pricing, and FOB destination delivery with freight prepaid. The code shows material recent activity but the alignment between the commodity name and actual procurement remains poor.