UNSPSC 50406316: Orangetti squash

The variety of summer squashes and summer pumpkins known as orangetti squash

UNSPSC 50406316 Orangetti squash, a Commodity code, represents produce items that state and local governments procure for institutional food service operations—primarily school districts, state correctional facilities, state supported living centers, mental health facilities, and county parks departments. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers sourcing fresh produce for cafeteria meal programs, dietary services, and facility food operations, with orangetti squash appearing as one line item among broader fresh-produce and fresh-vegetable procurement categories. The issuing bodies span state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), county school systems (Bartow County Schools, Bryan County Schools, Dougherty County Schools, Early County Schools in Georgia; Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin), state supported living centers, regional parks departments, and Head Start child care providers. Texas dominates recent activity under this code tier, with Georgia school districts representing the second-largest cluster and scattered Illinois and Wisconsin activity.

Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 (posted October 16, 2026, bids due October 23, 2026) for consumable foods and supplies at Lufkin State Supported Living Center, soliciting 22 line items of food products and food service supplies with F.O.B. Destination delivery within seven days; the Bartow County School System's RFP 10-2026-019 (posted May 21, 2026, due June 22, 2026) for local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles, emphasizing seasonal variety and farm-origin traceability for school nutrition sites; and the Dougherty County Board of Education's sealed-bid procurement (posted May 19, 2026, due June 16, 2026) for 40 fresh-produce line items including apples, carrots, lettuce, potatoes, and tomatoes across 24 school nutrition sites, with firm pricing including transportation and refrigerated delivery. School district and state institutional food-service contracts typically run one fiscal year with optional renewal periods, require compliance with USDA specifications and food-safety standards, demand F.O.B. Destination pricing, and often incorporate local-sourcing preferences or geographic-radius restrictions. Contract values are rarely disclosed in posted notices; awards are typically made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. Most opportunities post 2–4 weeks before bid due dates with questions deadlines 1–2 weeks prior.