UNSPSC 50334606: Dried organic cantaloupe melons

A muskmelon (cucumis melo reticulatus) having a rind with netted tracery and reddish orange flesh that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50334606 Dried organic cantaloupe melons (Commodity) is a narrow produce-specific code that sees minimal activity in the state and local procurement record; the recent opportunities block contains no direct solicitations for dried organic cantaloupe melons. School districts, state departments, county detention facilities, and other state and local buyers do procure fresh and processed produce, but the available opportunities target broader fresh-produce bundles, dried-fruit assortments, and full-line grocery supply rather than dried cantaloupe as a distinct line item. The Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), City of Bridgeport (Connecticut), Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), and other education and correctional jurisdictions solicit produce through IFBs and RFPs that bundle melons, fruits, vegetables, and other items in large, mixed-category line-item lists; when dried fruits appear, they typically arrive as part of broader processed-fruit procurement (such as the County of Santa Clara's January 2026 ITB for "Dried Fruits and Nuts," which included raisins, cranberries, and tropical fruit mixes but not dried cantaloupe).

The geographic spread of produce procurement activity spans Georgia (Hancock County Schools, Liberty County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Schools, Douglas County Schools), Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools), Connecticut (City of Bridgeport), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District), California (County of Santa Clara), and Texas (Department of Criminal Justice), with school nutrition programs and correctional facilities forming the dominant buyer base. The code's narrow specificity—dried organic cantaloupe melons alone—misaligns with how state and local buyers structure produce and food procurement; they aggregate items across produce families and process levels to establish supply relationships with broad-line distributors or specialized vendors. Pursuing this code directly would require identifying opportunities that explicitly name dried organic cantaloupe melons as a discrete line item, which the recent record does not support. Firms in dried-produce supply may find better entry points through broader dried-fruit or specialty-snack codes, or by positioning as suppliers within general grocery and produce frameworks offered by school districts and public agencies.