UNSPSC 50324649: Dried sharlyn melons

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

UNSPSC 50324649 Dried sharlyn melons (Commodity) represents a narrow food-service subcategory where state and local governments buy specific dried fruit products to support institutional nutrition programs—primarily school districts, correctional facilities, and other public food services. Recent solicitations show that when this code appears, it reflects discrete dried-fruit line items within larger food-supply contracts rather than standalone procurement of sharlyn melons specifically. The actual buying pattern focuses on institutional food service, where dried fruits appear as minor components of broad grocery or specialty-foods portfolios serving cafeterias, correctional kitchens, and nutrition centers.

The code shows limited direct recent activity under its specific commodity name. School districts across Georgia, Connecticut, Missouri, Texas, and California have posted significant food-supply solicitations (Hancock County Schools Nutrition Fresh Produce, Bridgeport Board of Education Nutrition Center, Rockwood R-VI School District Child Nutrition Services, Texas Department of Criminal Justice cafeteria food products, and Santa Clara County's dried fruits and nuts procurement), but sharlyn melons do not appear prominently in any posted itemized line lists. The sole clear exception is Santa Clara County's January 2026 ITB-PRC-FY26-0617 for dried fruits and nuts to the Elmwood Correctional Facility, which explicitly solicited dried cranberries, dried raisins, tropical fruit mix, walnuts, and pecans—distinct dried-fruit products—with bids due February 5, 2026. The broader food-supply opportunities show school districts and criminal-justice agencies purchasing hundreds of produce and grocery line items annually, but sharlyn melons have not surfaced in recent itemized bid lists. When dried fruit does appear in state and local school nutrition and corrections procurement, it typically represents a low-volume specialty item rather than a high-demand commodity, suggesting limited current pursuit opportunity under this specific code without clear demand signals in the posted market.