UNSPSC 50324608: Dried cavaillon melons

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

UNSPSC 50324608 Dried cavaillon melons (Commodity) covers dried melon products sourced by school nutrition programs, institutional food services, and correctional facilities as components of broader fresh and processed produce procurement. State and local governments purchasing under this code buy dried melons as part of larger commodity food packages for cafeteria operations, nutrition centers, and inmate meal services. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with Hancock County Schools (Georgia) and the City of Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut) visible in recent activity; correctional-system procurement also appears, with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice active in the market. The code sits within multi-item food commodities solicitations rather than as a standalone product line — dried melons appear as specification line items within broader fresh-produce and cafeteria-food RFPs and IFBs rather than dedicated single-item buys.

Recent opportunities show activity concentrated in the Southeast and Texas. Hancock County Schools posted an IFB for fresh produce (including melons) for the 2026–27 school year with a response due June 26, 2026, under sealed bid; the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases issued a commodities IFB on June 2, 2026 (due June 26, 2026) for Board of Education nutrition supplies spanning 115 line items across proteins, produce, and specialty items; and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division, solicited cafeteria food products via IFB No. 304T-26-300CF with a response due May 4, 2026 (extended via Addendum No. 2), covering approximately 382 line items across five geographic areas in Texas. All school-nutrition and correctional-food solicitations impose Buy American provisions requiring a minimum of 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content in processed products. The code shows limited standalone solicitation activity; dried cavaillon melons typically appear as embedded line items within much larger institutional food procurement packages rather than as featured commodity categories, suggesting modest volume relative to fresh-produce and protein categories in state and local procurement.