UNSPSC 50324653: Dried stars n stripes melons

The variety of melons known as stars n stripes melons that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50324653 Dried stars n stripes melons, a Commodity code, covers dried melon products procured by state and local nutrition programs and food service operations. State and local governments use this code to source dried melon items for school cafeterias, correctional facilities, and other institutional food service operations. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and state departments that manage nutrition centers and food service supply chains, with occasional participation from municipal procurement offices on behalf of education boards.

Recent activity shows solicitations concentrated in the Southeast and Texas. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued IFB #SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026, with a June 26 response deadline for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items including melons for the 2026–27 school year, with delivery to three school sites and a July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 contract term. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases solicited commodities on June 2, 2026, with a June 26 electronic submission deadline through the OpenGov Procurement Portal, including fruit and vegetable products for the Board of Education Nutrition Center. The State of Georgia posted a food, supplies, and other kitchen products IFB on May 15, 2026, due June 22, 2026, with scope details in an attached PDF. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued cafeteria food products IFB No. 304T-26-300CF via the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division with a May 4, 2026 response deadline and an initial term through August 31, 2027 plus two optional renewal years. Vendors responding to these solicitations must meet Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed products, provide HACCP or equivalent compliance documentation, carry commercial general liability insurance, and comply with USDA and FDA standards.