UNSPSC 50406320: Spaghetti squash

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

UNSPSC 50406320 Spaghetti squash, a Commodity code, represents a narrow product line within fresh vegetable procurement that state and local governments buy for institutional food service — specifically cafeteria and food-bank supply to correctional facilities, state living centers, schools, mental health clinics, and senior services programs. Recent solicitations show spaghetti squash appearing as one line item within broader fresh produce bids rather than as a standalone commodity, indicating it functions as part of a mixed-vegetable procurement basket serving state agencies, school districts, and county health and social-service departments. The issuing bodies soliciting under this code span Texas state agencies (Health and Human Services Commission, Department of Criminal Justice), Georgia school districts (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Early County), Illinois state agencies (Department of Mental Health, Department of Corrections), and miscellaneous counties and municipalities. Repeat buyers include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, which has posted multiple fresh-produce solicitations for its institutional food warehouse network, and Texas Health and Human Services Commission, which regularly procures food service items for state-supported living centers.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia, with secondary activity in Illinois and Wisconsin. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice soliciting fresh fruit and vegetables for the Wynne Food Warehouse and Palestine distribution point (IFB IW267411 and IW267376, due October 14 and October 19, 2026, respectively), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission requesting consumable foods including produce for Lufkin State Supported Living Center (IFB HHS0018082, due October 23, 2026), the Illinois Department of Corrections requesting fresh produce for Joliet Treatment Center on a bi-weekly delivery basis with small-business set-aside (IFB 27426DOCJOLIEB53849, due September 3, 2026), and Bartow County School System in Georgia seeking local fresh fruits and vegetables from farms within 400 miles (RFP 10-2026-019, due June 22, 2026). School nutrition programs represent a significant source of activity, with Dougherty County, Bryan County, and Early County school boards all posting sealed-bid procurements for fresh produce during the spring and summer of 2026. Pricing typically follows F.O.B. Destination terms with vendors bearing freight and delivery costs, and contract terms commonly run one fiscal or school year with optional renewal periods.