UNSPSC 50324652: Dried starbright melons

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

UNSPSC 50324652 Dried starbright melons (Commodity) does not reflect the work state and local governments are actually buying under this code based on recent solicitation activity. The recent opportunities tagged under this Commodity code overwhelmingly source fresh and frozen produce, bulk grocery items, and protein products for school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and government food service operations — not dried starbright melons specifically. One solicitation explicitly names dried fruits and nuts (County of Santa Clara's procurement of dried raisins, cranberries, tropical fruit mix, walnuts, and pecans for Elmwood Correctional Facility), and another historical record references dried prunes for TDCJ, but the category's recent activity shows school districts and counties soliciting full-scale food supply contracts with hundreds of line items across fresh produce, proteins, dairy, grains, and specialty items rather than a single dried melon product. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (Hancock County Schools, Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Liberty County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Douglas County School System), supplemented by municipal and state procurement (City of Bridgeport, State of Georgia, Texas TDCJ, Santa Clara County). The code as currently tagged does not align meaningfully with recent procurement patterns and may warrant review for accurate category assignment.

Recent activity spans Georgia, Virginia, Missouri, Connecticut, Texas, and California, with school nutrition programs dominating the solicitations. Representative recent opportunities include Hancock County Schools' fresh produce IFB (due June 26, 2026) covering over 200 line items from apples to specialty citrus; Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 term contract IFB (due April 27, 2026) with 76+ grocery items for 45 schools; and Douglas County School System's RFP for food supply and distribution serving 25,500 students with an estimated $9 million annual value (proposals due February 18, 2026). The Santa Clara County ITB for dried fruits and nuts (bid due February 5, 2026) stands as the only recent solicitation closely aligned with the dried-fruit commodity classification. Most school districts specify Buy American requirements (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content for processed products), firm pricing for the contract term, weekly delivery to multiple school sites, and awards to single or multiple vendors based on lowest responsive bid. Contracts typically run July 1 through June 30 with renewal options. The actual procurement demand under this code tag reflects institutional food service supply chains, not dried starbright melons as a distinct commodity.