UNSPSC 50324614: Dried eclipse melons

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

UNSPSC 50324614 Dried eclipse melons, a Commodity code, encompasses fresh and processed melon products procured by state and local education, corrections, and nutrition authorities to supply school cafeterias, institutional food services, and centralized nutrition centers. Recent solicitations reveal that while the code nominally identifies dried eclipse melons, state and local buyers are acquiring fresh melons alongside broader fresh produce and commodity food portfolios rather than specializing in dried melon products. School districts and state institutional food services dominate the issuing-body mix, with Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), City of Bridgeport Board of Education Nutrition Center (Connecticut), the State of Georgia, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice appearing as repeat solicitors of food commodity bundles that include melons as line items within larger RFPs and IFBs.

Activity under the code appears concentrated in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Connecticut. Representative recent opportunities include Hancock County Schools Nutrition Fresh Produce SY27, an IFB issued by Hancock County Board of Education with bids due June 26, 2026, requesting over 200 line items of fresh produce including melons alongside apples, berries, vegetables, and citrus for delivery to three school sites under a July 2026–June 2027 contract; the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut IFB (BNB053266, due June 26, 2026) for 115 commodities including fruit and vegetable products for the Board of Education Nutrition Center; and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice IFB No. 304T-26-300CF (due May 4, 2026), which solicited approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products across five Texas geographic areas. All three contracts require Buy American compliance with domestic agricultural content thresholds and specify fixed firm pricing and prepaid delivery to institutional sites. The code shows limited recent activity focused exclusively on dried eclipses melons; dried prunes (not melons) appear in a separate TDCJ bid (IW236532, due February 20, 2026), indicating potential misclassification of this commodity code within state and local procurement systems.