UNSPSC 50324618: Dried gaya melons

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

UNSPSC 50324618 Dried gaya melons (Commodity) covers dried melon products procured by state and local education and corrections agencies for institutional foodservice. Recent solicitations show school districts and state corrections departments sourcing dried melons as part of broader fresh and dried produce contracts for cafeteria operations, though dried gaya melons specifically represent a narrow line item within much larger commodity baskets spanning proteins, vegetables, fruits, and specialty items. Issuing bodies include independent school districts (Hancock County Schools in Georgia), city boards of education (Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), statewide procurement divisions representing state departments (Georgia and Texas), and corrections agencies (Texas Department of Criminal Justice). The work involves vendor qualification, HACCP certification or equivalent food safety compliance, Buy American compliance documentation (minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed products where applicable), pricing firm fixed for multi-year contract terms, and FOB Destination delivery with advance scheduling to designated institutional locations.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and South. Hancock County Board of Education (Sparta, Georgia) posted IFB #SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026, due June 26, 2026, requesting bids on over 200 line items of fresh produce including melons for the 2026–27 school year with delivery to three school sites. The State of Georgia posted a broader food, supplies, and kitchen products solicitation (PE55645NONST2026000000009) on May 15, 2026, due June 22, 2026. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF on May 4, 2026 (extended due date May 4, 2026) for cafeteria food products across five geographic distribution areas, encompassing approximately 382 line items with firm fixed pricing and FOB Destination delivery to six TDCJ warehouse locations. A prior TDCJ solicitation (Bid IW236532) sought dried prunes with similar specifications and USDA grading requirements, indicating institutional purchasing patterns for dried fruit categories within corrections foodservice contracts.