UNSPSC 50324611: Dried crenshaw melons

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

UNSPSC 50324611 Dried crenshaw melons is a Commodity code that captures procurement of specialty dried and processed melon products by state and local food service operations, though the recent opportunity record shows minimal direct activity under this specific code. The source records identify twelve recent state and local solicitations spanning school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and educational food service across multiple jurisdictions—including Hancock County Schools (Georgia), the City of Bridgeport (Connecticut), Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Douglas County School System (Georgia), the State of Georgia, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and Santa Clara County (California). These solicitations predominantly target fresh produce, grocery staples, and full food service supply across school districts and detention facilities rather than specialty dried melon items. The issuing bodies are primarily K–12 school nutrition programs soliciting annual or multi-year food contracts; secondary buyers include state-level food procurement offices and county detention/correctional facilities. School districts and boards of education dominate the buyer mix, with occasional state department and county corrections procurement.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia (Hancock County, Liberty County, Savannah-Chatham County, Douglas County, and State of Georgia), with secondary clusters in Connecticut, Virginia, Missouri, California, and Texas. Representative recent opportunities include Hancock County Schools (Georgia) issuing IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items with a June 26, 2026 response date, the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases issuing an IFB for commodities to supply the Board of Education Nutrition Center due June 26, 2026, and Fairfax County Public Schools issuing IFB 2000004323 for a Master Grocery K-12 term contract with sealed bids due April 27, 2026. Notably, none of the twelve identified solicitations specifically call out dried crenshaw melons as a line item; the code's recent activity footprint in state and local procurement appears limited to incidental inclusion within broader fresh-produce and general-grocery supply contracts. Vendors pursuing this code should target school nutrition programs and institutional food service operations issuing annual or multi-year supply contracts, particularly in Georgia, but should verify line-item inclusion for dried melons in pre-bid or Q&A phases, as recent solicitations emphasize fresh and frozen produce over specialty dried items.