UNSPSC 50324632: Dried mirage melons

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

UNSPSC 50324632 Dried mirage melons, a Commodity code, covers the supply of dried melon products to state and local government food service operations, though the recent opportunities block shows these dried products being procured primarily as line items within broader fresh and processed produce buys for school nutrition programs and correctional facilities rather than as standalone category purchases. School districts, state departments, and correctional agencies are the primary buyers under this code. Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, for instance, included melons (fresh, not dried) in a June 2026 IFB for school nutrition produce covering over 200 line items across apple varieties, berries, cruciferous vegetables, root vegetables, citrus fruits, and specialty items for the 2026–27 school year, with sealed bids due June 26, 2026. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases requested bids for 115 line items of commodities including fruit and vegetable products for the Board of Education Nutrition Center, with electronic submissions due June 26, 2026 under the Buy American Provision. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division, solicited cafeteria food products including fresh fruits and canned vegetables across five geographic distribution areas, with an extended response date of May 4, 2026.

Activity is concentrated in the Southeast and Texas. Hancock County Schools (Georgia), the State of Georgia via a May 15, 2026 solicitation for food and kitchen supplies, and the City of Bridgeport (Connecticut) posted fresh and processed produce RFQs and IFBs in June 2026. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued multiple food commodity IFBs, including a broad cafeteria food products solicitation (IFB 304T-26-300CF, due May 4, 2026) and a standalone bid for U.S. Grade B dried prunes in 60–70 count size (Bid No. IW236532, due February 20, 2026, minimum 1,400 boxes to Delivery Area 1 in Corpus Christi). All school nutrition and corrections food service contracts enforced the Buy American Provision requiring a minimum of 51 percent domestic content in processed products, firm fixed pricing for contract duration, prepaid destination freight, and compliance with USDA grading standards and HACCP or equivalent food safety protocols. No recent opportunities specifically targeted dried melons as a standalone procurement line item.