UNSPSC 50334622: Dried organic ida pride melons

The variety of organic melons known as organic ida pride melons that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50334622 Dried organic ida pride melons (Commodity) covers fresh and dried produce sold to state and local school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and other government food-service operations. The recent opportunities in this code show mixed demand: while the Hancock County Schools nutrition IFB solicits over 200 line items of fresh produce including melons for the 2026-27 school year, the code's name references dried organic ida pride melons specifically, a narrow product category that does not appear prominently in the major recent posted opportunities. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut and State of Georgia solicitations focus on commodities and fresh produce more broadly, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice procurement of cafeteria food products and dried prunes reflects institutional food sourcing but not ida pride melons in particular. School districts and state correctional or food-service departments are the primary issuing bodies under this code.

Recent activity centers on the Southeast and Texas. Hancock County Schools (Georgia) posted an IFB due June 26, 2026, for fresh produce delivery to three school sites through June 30, 2027, with Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic content in processed products. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut issued a commodities bid (BNB053266) due June 26, 2026, spanning 115 line items including produce for the Board of Education Nutrition Center, with MBE/CBE certifications applicable and firm pricing through June 30, 2027. The State of Georgia solicited food and kitchen products due June 22, 2026, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice procured cafeteria food products and dried prunes through multiple geographic areas with firm pricing and USDA grade compliance required. No recent posted opportunities explicitly name ida pride melons or dried varieties specifically; pursuit should focus on broader fresh and frozen produce solicitations where melons are listed as line items.