UNSPSC 50334652: Dried organic starbright melons

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

UNSPSC 50334652 Dried organic starbright melons (Commodity) covers fresh produce and specialty food items for school nutrition programs and institutional foodservice operations, though recent state and local solicitations under this code show minimal activity specifically for dried melons and instead reflect broad school lunch and detention facility commissary procurement. School districts and state departments of criminal justice dominate the issuing-body mix, with Hancock County Schools in Georgia and the City of Bridgeport in Connecticut posting multi-line-item food-service RFQs and IFBs that encompass fresh produce alongside processed commodities. State-level procurement offices—including the Georgia Department of Education and the Texas Comptroller's division on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice—also participate, typically issuing consolidated bids for food supplies across multiple warehouse or facility delivery points. Buy American provisions requiring a minimum of 51 percent domestic content in processed products appear consistently across school nutrition solicitations, and MBE/CBE certifications apply in some jurisdictions under local ordinance. Vendors must maintain HACCP plans, E-Verify authorization, debarment verification, and comprehensive liability insurance.

Recent activity centers in Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas. Hancock County Schools (Sparta, Georgia) posted IFB #SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026, with a June 26, 2026 response deadline and bid opening June 29, 2026, requesting over 200 line items of fresh produce including melons, apples, berries, and specialty items for delivery to three school locations through June 30, 2027. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases issued solicitation BNB053266 on June 2, 2026, due June 26, 2026, seeking 115 line items of commodities (eggs, poultry, cheese, beef, fruits, and vegetables) for the Board of Education Nutrition Center with Net 45 payment terms and delivery Monday through Friday via the TITAN School Solutions ordering system. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF with an extended due date of May 4, 2026 (Addendum No. 2) for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products including proteins, specialty entrees, dairy, grains, and fresh and canned vegetables for six TDCJ distribution points across Texas, with a contract term through August 31, 2027 and two optional one-year renewals. All three solicitations require firm fixed pricing for the contract period and FOB destination delivery with prepaid freight.