UNSPSC 50324614: Dried eclipse melons

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

UNSPSC 50324614 Dried eclipse melons is a Commodity code with minimal recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally covers a specific dried melon product; however, recent solicitations tagged with this code show no purchasing activity for dried eclipse melons, dried melons of any type, or even fresh melons. The most recent opportunities instead span broad school nutrition and food service procurement—fresh produce, proteins, dairy, grains, and prepared foods sourced for cafeteria operations across multiple states. The mismatch between the code's narrow scope and the breadth of general food procurement it receives suggests potential miscoding or category misapplication by issuing bodies rather than genuine demand for the specific commodity.

School districts, county boards of education, state agencies, and county correctional facilities dominate recent solicitations across this code family, with no clear concentration among repeat buyers. Geographically, recent activity clusters in Georgia (Hancock County Schools, Liberty County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Douglas County School System), Texas (Texas Department of Criminal Justice), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District), Connecticut (City of Bridgeport), California (County of Santa Clara), and Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools). Representative recent opportunities include Hancock County Board of Education's June 2026 IFB for fresh produce spanning apples, berries, vegetables, and melons with delivery through June 2027 (due June 26, 2026); Fairfax County Public Schools' April 2026 Master Grocery K-12 IFB covering 45 schools and distribution sites with weekly deliveries and a July 2026 start (due April 27, 2026); and Douglas County School System's multi-district RFP for fresh produce and eggs through a cooperative buying vehicle serving 30 school systems with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million (due March 4, 2026). Because the code shows no actual procurement of dried eclipse melons or related specialty items, activity monitoring should focus on whether future solicitations correct the code or whether the miscoding persists.