UNSPSC 50334638: Dried organic persian melons

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

UNSPSC 50334638 Dried organic Persian melons is a Commodity code that encompasses dried melon products procured by state and local governments, primarily school districts and state correctional and food-service agencies for institutional nutrition programs. While the code's name specifies dried organic Persian melons, recent state and local solicitations show that school nutrition departments and state food-service operations buy dried and fresh melons as components of broader fresh-produce and food-commodity contracts rather than as standalone line items. Hancock County Schools in Georgia, for example, included melons within a comprehensive fresh-produce IFB for the 2026–27 school year, and the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut and State of Georgia issued broader commodity solicitations that likely encompassed dried and processed fruit products. The issuing bodies soliciting under this code span school districts (Hancock County Board of Education, Bridgeport Board of Education), state departments (Georgia Department of Education, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and municipal food-service operations, with school nutrition programs emerging as the primary customer segment.

Recent activity is concentrated in the Southeast and South, with Hancock County Schools (Georgia) posting an IFB due June 26, 2026, for fresh produce delivery to three school locations through June 30, 2027, under Buy American requirements; the City of Bridgeport posting a commodities IFB due June 26, 2026, for nutrition center supply with MBE/CBE certifications applicable; the State of Georgia posting a food-supplies solicitation due June 22, 2026; and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issuing multiple IFBs for food products including prunes and cafeteria items. Dried melons do not appear as a prominent standalone line item in these recent postings; instead, melons emerge as part of mixed fresh-produce or dried-fruit categories within larger nutrition contracts. School districts and state agencies applying Buy American provisions and requiring HACCP certification, E-Verify clearance, and USDA compliance suggest that any dried-melon supplier would need to demonstrate food-safety and domestic-sourcing credentials to compete effectively in this market segment.