UNSPSC 50403904: Calabash gourds

The variety of gourds known as calabash gourds

UNSPSC 50403904 Calabash gourds, a Commodity code, shows minimal relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The source identifies one opportunity explicitly tagged to this code—a Texas Department of Criminal Justice bid for carrots (IW253079, posted June 23, 2026)—but the record contains no scope detail, making it impossible to assess whether calabash gourds are actually being solicited. The remaining fourteen opportunities in the source are framed around fresh produce procurement writ large (produce, carrots, sweet potatoes, white potatoes, and generic fresh fruit and vegetables), spanning school districts, state departments, and specialized food service programs, but none name calabash gourds specifically or treat them as a line item.

The broader fresh produce market shown in these records reflects strong, sustained demand from school nutrition programs, state institutional food service (criminal justice), and city or county senior services across the Southeast and Texas. School districts dominate the issuer mix—Madison Metropolitan (Wisconsin), Bartow County, Dougherty County, Glynn County, Bryan County, Early County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Henry County, and Savannah-Chatham County in Georgia; Northside ISD and McAllen ISD in Texas; Hillsborough County in Florida; Rockwood R-VI in Missouri; and others—alongside state-level food procurement for TDCJ and general state operations. Geographic concentration is strongest in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Florida, Wisconsin, Missouri, and Connecticut. Representative recent solicitations include Bartow County Schools (RFP 10-2026-019, local fresh fruits and vegetables, June 22, 2026 deadline), Dougherty County Board of Education (fresh produce, sealed bid June 16, 2026 at 11:30 a.m.), and Northside ISD in San Antonio (RFP 2026-048, fresh produce for child nutrition, May 7, 2026 deadline). These procurements emphasize locally sourced or domestic produce, HACCP compliance, detailed traceability, and substantial weekly delivery volume. The code itself, however, remains poorly supported by the source material and merits direct pursuit only if a vendor has confirmed calabash gourd demand in a target state or district's nutrition program.