UNSPSC 50334648: Dried organic santa claus melons

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

UNSPSC 50334648 Dried organic santa claus melons, a Commodity code, covers dried melon products procured by state and local education and corrections agencies for institutional food service. Recent activity shows school districts and state prison systems soliciting fresh and dried produce under broadly scoped produce and cafeteria-food RFQs and IFBs, with the specific commodity appearing tangentially in multi-line-item nutrition solicitations rather than as a standalone line. The code's nominal focus on dried organic santa claus melons does not align closely with the recent opportunities posted under it; those solicitations instead emphasize fresh produce delivery (apples, berries, cruciferous and root vegetables, citrus, and melons) to school nutrition centers and institutional food service locations. State and local buyers in this category include school districts (Hancock County Schools and the Bridgeport Board of Education), state corrections agencies (Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and state procurement offices acting on behalf of multiple institutions (Georgia). The Buy American provision requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content in processed products appears consistently across school lunch and institutional cafeteria solicitations.

Geographic activity centers on Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas. Hancock County Schools (Georgia) posted an IFB for fresh produce covering the 2026–27 school year with a due date of June 26, 2026, specifying delivery to three school locations and requiring HACCP plans and E-Verify authorization. The City of Bridgeport (Connecticut) Department of Public Purchases solicited commodities for the Board of Education Nutrition Center, also due June 26, 2026, via electronic submission through OpenGov Procurement, with MBE/CBE certification preferences and a contract term through June 30, 2027. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division, issued an IFB for cafeteria food products spanning approximately 382 line items across five TDCJ warehouse locations with a response due date of May 4, 2026 (extended via Addendum No. 2). A separate TDCJ solicitation for dried prunes (Bid No. IW236532) with a due date of February 20, 2026 shows the department's interest in specific dried produce items, though the posted date preceded current activity. No recent opportunities explicitly name dried organic santa claus melons as a line item.