UNSPSC 50324658: Dried temptation melons

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

UNSPSC 50324658 Dried temptation melons, a Commodity code, sees active state and local solicitation for dried melon products supplied to school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and state food service operations. School districts dominate the issuing bodies, with solicitations from Hancock County Schools in Georgia and the Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut both requesting fresh and processed produce including melons as part of broader nutrition supply contracts. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the State of Georgia also issued food procurement solicitations encompassing dried or processed melon products alongside other commodity staples. Work under this code centers on fulfilling annual nutrition supply contracts with firm pricing, bulk delivery to multiple designated locations, HACCP compliance, Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed products, and adherence to USDA grading and food safety standards including E-Verify authorization and debarment verification.

Recent opportunities reflect activity concentrated in the Southeast and Texas. Hancock County Schools (Georgia) issued IFB #SN002-2027 with a June 26, 2026 response deadline for 200+ line items of fresh produce including melons, delivery to three school sites, and contract term July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases requested commodities including fruit and vegetable products by June 26, 2026 for delivery to the Thomas E. Carroll Nutrition Center with MBE/CBE applicability under city ordinance. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued IFB 304T-26-300CF (extended to May 4, 2026) for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products across five geographic Texas warehouse areas with FOB Destination pricing and delivery through August 31, 2027 plus two optional renewal years. A separate TDCJ bid (IW236532) for whole, pitted, dried prunes specified U.S. Grade B quality, 60-70 count sizing, and 1,400-box minimum order for Corpus location delivery. School nutrition programs and correctional facility food service appear to drive the majority of current demand under this code.