UNSPSC 50324644: Dried regency melons

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

UNSPSC 50324644 Dried regency melons (Commodity) does not reflect active state and local procurement activity based on recent solicitation patterns. The code nominally describes a single dried-melon product line, but the recent opportunities posted under or near this code span broad fresh and frozen food procurement for school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and institutional feeding operations—a scope misalignment that suggests the code classification may not align with actual procurement categorization by issuing bodies.

The recent opportunities in the dataset focus overwhelmingly on fresh produce, eggs, prepared entrees, proteins, dairy, and staple grocery items for K–12 school districts, state departments of education, and correctional systems across Georgia, Connecticut, Missouri, Texas, and California. Representative solicitations include Hancock County Schools Nutrition (Hancock County Board of Education, Georgia, IFB for fresh produce including melons, berries, and root vegetables, due June 26, 2026); the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases (soliciting commodities for the Board of Education Nutrition Center, IFB due June 26, 2026); Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia, IFB for master grocery K–12 across 45 schools and distribution kitchens, due April 27, 2026); Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri, IFB for over 900 grocery line items, due April 29, 2026); and the County of Santa Clara (California, ITB for dried fruits and nuts including raisins, cranberries, and tree nuts for correctional facility food service, due February 5, 2026). School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with several state departments, county systems, and municipal purchasing offices also active. Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast (Georgia, South Carolina), the mid-Atlantic (Connecticut, Virginia), the Midwest (Missouri), the Southwest (Texas), and the West (California). The code shows minimal independent activity as a discrete product line; vendors pursuing this taxonomy should monitor school nutrition RFPs and IFBs under broader commodity codes that capture fresh and processed produce rather than tracking the narrow dried-melon category in isolation.