UNSPSC 50334600: Dried organic melons

The type of organic fruit known as organic melons that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50334600 Dried organic melons is a Class code that encompasses the procurement of processed dried melon products for institutional food service operations. State and local governments soliciting under this code are primarily K-12 school districts and county education systems, alongside correctional facilities and other public institutions managing large-scale food operations. The scope reflects demand for shelf-stable dried fruit items as components within broader fresh produce and food supply contracts that school nutrition programs and institutional cafeteria operations execute on annual cycles tied to fiscal and academic years. Dried melons typically appear as line items within comprehensive grocery or produce procurement packages rather than as standalone solicitations, bundled with fresh produce, dried fruits, nuts, and other commodity foods that meet USDA National School Lunch Program requirements, Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content for processed items), and nutritional standards limiting added sugars, sodium, and artificial additives.

Recent solicitation activity under this code is concentrated in Georgia and the broader Southeast, with school districts and county education systems as the dominant issuing bodies. Hancock County Schools (Georgia) posted a fresh produce IFB on June 10, 2026, due June 26, 2026, encompassing over 200 produce line items including melons alongside apples, berries, and vegetables for delivery to three school locations during 2026–27. Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia) solicited fresh produce for its nutrition program under Bid 26-34 (due April 23, 2026), and the Douglas County School System (Georgia) issued RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative (due March 4, 2026) covering produce and eggs for 30 school districts with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million across two geographic areas. Activity is also present in California, where Santa Clara County's Office of the Sheriff solicited dried fruits and nuts (including raisins, cranberries, and tropical fruit mix) for its correctional facility on an ITB basis due February 5, 2026. School districts across Georgia, Virginia, Missouri, Connecticut, and Texas are actively procuring food products at scale under annual contracts running July-June cycles; however, dried melons as a discrete commodity do not emerge as a standalone or emphasized line item in the available recent solicitations—the code appears underutilized relative to broader fresh and processed produce contracting, and the category may see limited standalone demand within the state and local procurement space.