UNSPSC 50324639: Dried picnic melons

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

UNSPSC 50324639 Dried picnic melons, a Commodity code, covers whole dried melon products that state and local governments procure primarily for school nutrition programs and institutional foodservice operations. Recent solicitations show school districts and state agencies buying dried melons as components of broader fresh and processed produce contracts rather than as standalone line items. The code sits within a larger procurement ecosystem where melons appear alongside fresh produce, frozen entrees, dairy, and pantry staples in multi-category IFBs serving cafeteria operations. Issuing bodies include independent school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia), city boards of education (Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), state agencies managing institutional feeding programs (Georgia and Texas departments of criminal justice), and statewide procurement divisions acting on behalf of multiple end-users. School nutrition programs dominate the recent activity, with Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic content in processed products and compliance with USDA standards.

Recent opportunities span Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas. Hancock County Schools Nutrition (Georgia) issued IFB #SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026, with bids due June 26, 2026, requesting over 200 line items of fresh and processed produce including melons for delivery to three school locations through June 30, 2027. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases solicited commodities for the Board of Education Nutrition Center via electronic submission (due June 26, 2026) covering 115 line items of food products with Net 45 payment terms and contract extension options. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, issued IFB No. 304T-26-300CF (due May 4, 2026, extended via addendum) for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products including canned and fresh vegetables and fruits across five geographic areas, with awards made per line item based on best value and a contract term through August 31, 2027 plus two optional one-year renewals. The State of Georgia issued solicitation PE55645NONST2026000000009 for food, supplies, and other kitchen products (due June 22, 2026). A prior TDCJ bid for dried prunes (IFB 236532, February 2026) shows institutional demand for dried fruit products with specific USDA grade and packaging requirements.