UNSPSC 50324652: Dried starbright melons

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

UNSPSC 50324652 Dried starbright melons, a Commodity code, addresses specialty dried fruit products that state and local governments procure primarily through school nutrition programs and correctional facilities. Recent solicitations show that school districts and state prison systems are the primary buyers, sourcing dried fruits as components of broader food supply contracts rather than as standalone line items. The Hancock County Board of Education's June 2026 IFB for fresh produce over the 2026–27 school year listed melons among over 200 line items spanning fresh fruits and vegetables; the City of Bridgeport's June 2026 IFB for board of education nutrition supplies similarly encompassed fruit and vegetable products across 115 line items. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has issued multiple food procurement IFBs covering dried fruits, including a February 2026 bid (IW236532) specifically for whole pitted dried prunes in U.S. Grade B quality, 60–70 count size, with a minimum order of 1,400 boxes to a Corpus Christi location. School nutrition and corrections procurement typically enforces Buy American provisions requiring a minimum of 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content in processed products, mandatory HACCP plans with 24/7 recall accessibility, USDA compliance and grade certification, and firm fixed pricing that incorporates all transportation and delivery charges to designated distribution sites.

Recent activity under this code concentrates in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Connecticut. Hancock County Schools in Georgia posted its produce IFB on June 10, 2026, with a response deadline of June 26, 2026 and bid opening on June 29, 2026, requiring delivery to three school sites through June 30, 2027. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut posted its commodities IFB on June 2, 2026, also due June 26, 2026, for delivery to the Thomas E. Carroll Nutrition Center through June 30, 2027, with MBE/CBE certifications applicable under city ordinance. The State of Georgia issued a broader food supplies IFB (PE55645NONST2026000000009) with a June 22, 2026 response deadline. The Texas Comptroller issued IFB No. 304T-26-300CF on behalf of TDCJ on May 4, 2026, covering approximately 382 line items across five geographic distribution areas within Texas, with responses due May 4, 2026 (extended via Addendum No. 2 from an original April 21 date), and an initial contract term through August 31, 2027 with two optional one-year renewals. No recent solicitations have tagged this code with opportunities outside these three states.