UNSPSC 50324607: Dried casaba melons

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

UNSPSC 50324607 Dried casaba melons is a Commodity-tier code that state and local governments buy primarily as line items in bulk fresh and dried fruit procurements for school nutrition programs and institutional food service. Recent solicitations show the code embedded within much larger scope — school districts and state institutional buyers source dried melons as one product among dozens or hundreds of items spanning proteins, vegetables, grains, and other commodities. Hancock County Schools (Georgia) and the City of Bridgeport (Connecticut) both issued IFBs in June 2026 for fresh produce and general food commodities that include melon line items as part of annual school nutrition contracts. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has issued multiple IFBs for institutional cafeteria food products that encompass dried and fresh fruits. School districts are the dominant issuing bodies under this code, supplemented by state departments procuring for correctional facilities and other institutional settings. Buyers typically enforce Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed products and mandate HACCP certifications, E-Verify clearance, and debarment verification from vendors.

Activity under this code clusters in the Southeast and Texas. Hancock County Schools (Sparta, Georgia) posted IFB #SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026, with responses due June 26, 2026, covering over 200 fresh produce line items including melons for three school delivery sites across the 2026–27 school year. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases (Connecticut) issued IFB BNB053266 on June 2, 2026, due June 26, 2026, encompassing 115 line items for the Board of Education Nutrition Center with MBE/CBE certifications available under city ordinance. The State of Georgia issued IFB PE55645NONST2026000000009 on May 15, 2026, due June 22, 2026, for food supplies and kitchen products; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued IFB 304T-26-300CF on May 4, 2026 (extended via Addendum No. 2 to May 4, 2026), covering approximately 382 food line items for six TDCJ distribution points across Texas. Vendors should anticipate firm fixed pricing for full contract terms, freight-prepaid delivery to designated sites, and payload onto standardized pallets for school and correctional settings.