UNSPSC 50324622: Dried ida pride melons

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

UNSPSC 50324622 Dried ida pride melons is a Commodity code that frames a narrow product category, yet state and local governments soliciting under it are actually buying broad fresh and processed produce portfolios for institutional food service. Recent school nutrition and correctional-facility procurement shows that the code frequently appears alongside broader produce and commodity solicitations rather than in isolation — the Hancock County Schools IFB and City of Bridgeport RFQ, for example, each list over 200 line items spanning apples, berries, vegetables, citrus, and specialty fruits, with melons as one category among many. School districts and state correctional agencies are the primary issuing bodies; both require compliance with Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed products), HACCP plans or USDA certification, and delivery to multiple institutional sites on fixed-price, firm-rate contracts running 12 months or longer. Food service operators respond to these solicitations as general commodity providers rather than specialized melon suppliers, bundling dried and fresh produce under single bids.

Geographic activity centers on the Southeast and Texas. Hancock County Schools (Georgia) posted an IFB due June 26, 2026, for fresh produce spanning the 2026–27 school year with delivery to three school sites; the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut posted a parallel RFQ due the same date for 115 line items of produce and proteins for the Board of Education Nutrition Center. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) issued multiple food commodity IFBs through the Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division, including a general cafeteria-food IFB due May 4, 2026 covering 382 line items with delivery across five Texas warehouse regions, and a specialized dried-prunes solicitation (IW236532) with a February 20, 2026 deadline (already closed) for 1,400 boxes to a Corpus Christi location. The State of Georgia posted a food-supplies IFB on May 15, 2026 due June 22, 2026, with scope deferred to an attached PDF. School nutrition and corrections are the active sectors; no recent city or county general-procurement activity under this code appears in the block.