UNSPSC 50324609: Dried charentais melons

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

UNSPSC 50324609 Dried charentais melons is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of specialty dried fruit products for institutional food service, though recent solicitation activity under this specific code is sparse and does not directly reflect its nominal scope. The recent opportunities tagged to this code predominantly solicit fresh and frozen produce, bulk grocery items, and institutional food supplies for school nutrition programs and correctional facility food services rather than dried charentais melons specifically. School districts, county boards of education, and state correctional agencies issue the majority of solicitations in this product family, with purchasing occurring through standard IFB and RFP processes. When dried fruit procurement does appear, it surfaces within broader food-supply contracts that encompass dozens of commodity categories rather than as standalone charentais melon purchases.

Recent activity centers on Georgia and Florida school districts, Texas corrections procurement, Connecticut municipal schools, Missouri school districts, and California county detention facilities. Representative recent solicitations include Hancock County Schools (Georgia) issuing IFB SN002-2027 for fresh produce with response due June 26, 2026, encompassing over 200 line items of fresh fruits and vegetables for the 2026–27 school year; the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut issuing IFB BNB053266 for commodities to supply the Board of Education Nutrition Center with response due June 26, 2026; and the County of Santa Clara, California issuing ITB-PRC-FY26-0617 for dried fruits and nuts (including dried raisins, cranberries, and tropical fruit mix) to the Department of Correction–Food Services with response due February 5, 2026. The Santa Clara solicitation represents the closest recent match to dried-fruit purchasing and called for all-or-none bidding on five line items with estimated annual volumes of 1,000 to 5,880 cases. No recent state or local solicitations explicitly name dried charentais melons as a line item or primary procurement objective.