UNSPSC 50334647: Dried organic royal sweet melons

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

UNSPSC 50334647 Dried organic royal sweet melons (Commodity) spans fresh and dried fruit procurement for school nutrition programs, state food service operations, and correctional facilities — but recent state and local opportunities show minimal actual purchasing activity under this specific code. School districts and state agencies soliciting fresh produce for nutrition centers typically cast much wider nets, issuing RFPs and IFBs for 100+ line items spanning multiple produce categories (apples, berries, vegetables, citrus, melons) rather than single-commodity procurements. When melons appear in recent solicitations, they are bundled within broader fresh-produce or food-supply contracts rather than specified as dried organic varieties. The issuing bodies pursuing produce sourcing include school boards (Hancock County Schools in Georgia, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), state departments (Georgia, Texas), and correctional systems (Texas Department of Criminal Justice), all of which operate institutional food service operations subject to Buy American provisions and USDA compliance requirements.

Activity under this specific commodity code is concentrated in the Southeast and Texas. Hancock County Schools (Georgia) issued an IFB for fresh produce covering the 2026–27 school year with a June 26, 2026 response deadline, and the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut procured commodities for its Board of Education Nutrition Center on the same timeline. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued broader cafeteria food-product solicitations (IFB 304T-26-300CF, due May 4, 2026) and a separate prunes-only bid (IW236532, February 2026), though the prunes solicitation targets dried fruit in bulk rather than organic sweet melons. The Georgia state procurement office posted a food, supplies, and other kitchen products RFQ on May 15, 2026 (due June 22, 2026), with scope details in attached documentation. No recent opportunities explicitly specify dried organic royal sweet melons as a line item or primary commodity being solicited.