UNSPSC 50406312: Kentucky field squash

The variety of summer squashes and summer pumpkins known as kentucky field squash

UNSPSC 50406312 Kentucky field squash (Commodity) appears infrequently in recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally designates a specific produce item, yet the recent opportunities block contains no solicitations explicitly requesting Kentucky field squash. Instead, the opportunities tagged under this code reflect a much broader pattern: state and local governments are procuring fresh produce generically—including squash as one line item among dozens of vegetables, fruits, and prepared foods—across institutional food service, school nutrition programs, and senior services.

The issuing bodies are predominantly Texas state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts), Georgia school districts (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Early County), the Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health, Wisconsin and Texas school districts, and special-purpose entities such as Head Start of Greater Dallas and the City of San Antonio. Texas dominates recent activity, with TDCJ posting multiple overlapping solicitations for fresh fruit and vegetable supply to prison food warehouses in Huntsville, Palestine, and Snyder (IW267376, IW267420, IW267411, all posted September–October 2026), and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issuing parallel bids for consumable foods and food service groceries at state supported living centers (HHS0018082, HHS0017872, HHS0017799, HHS0017798, posted August–October 2026). Georgia school districts have posted fresh produce bids for 2026-2027 school year supply (Bartow County RFP 10-2026-019 due June 22, 2026; Dougherty County IFB 016-SNS-2027 due June 16, 2026; Bryan County sealed bid due May 27, 2026; Early County IFB due June 8, 2026). Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0018082 (Lufkin State Supported Living Center consumables, 22 line items, bids due October 23, 2026), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice RFP IW267376 (fresh fruit and vegetables to Palestine, bids due October 19, 2026), and Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4163 (fresh fruit and vegetable snacks, 5,900 weekly servings, bids due July 29, 2026, with Wisconsin sourcing preference and organic produce cost adjustment). Geographic concentration is strongest in Texas and Georgia, with secondary activity in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Florida (Collier County ITN 258360 for North Collier Regional Park food services, due March 6, 2025—an apparent data-entry error placing the deadline in the past).