UNSPSC 50324633: Dried moon and stars watermelon

The variety of melons known as moon and stars watermelon that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50324633 Dried moon and stars watermelon, a Commodity code, nominally names a single produce item but does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity recorded under this code. The solicitation records show that state and local governments are procuring broad baskets of fresh produce, fresh and dried fruits, nuts, processed food products, and meal-service supplies—not dried watermelons or watermelon variants specifically. School nutrition programs, county correctional facilities, and state food-service operations are the primary buyers, and they solicit across dozens or hundreds of line items annually through IFBs, RFPs, and ITBs, with firm-fixed pricing and delivery to multiple school sites, district warehouses, or correctional facilities. Scope misalignment is evident: the code designation suggests a narrowly specialized dried fruit product, but the opportunities tagged to it reflect mainstream school meal supply, prison cafeteria provisioning, and district-wide grocery contracting where watermelon—dried or fresh—is neither prominent nor frequently itemized in the bid records.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas school districts and state agencies. Hancock County Schools (Georgia) issued an IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items with a response deadline of June 26, 2026; the Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) solicited over 900 grocery items with an April 29, 2026 deadline; Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia) issued a Master Grocery K-12 IFB for July 2026 through June 2027 with an April 27, 2026 response date; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued an IFB for cafeteria food products with a May 4, 2026 deadline (extended from April 21); and Douglas County School System (Georgia) issued an RFP for fresh produce and eggs covering 30 school districts with a March 4, 2026 deadline and estimated annual spend of $5.5 million across two geographic areas. Code activity reflects no clear focus on dried watermelon products and appears driven primarily by standard school nutrition procurement cycles rather than specialized commodity demand.