UNSPSC 50406322: Sugar loaf squash

The variety of summer squashes and summer pumpkins known as sugar loaf squash

UNSPSC 50406322 Sugar loaf squash (Commodity) encompasses fresh produce supply to institutional food service operations, particularly state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, senior services, and health care facilities. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers procuring sugar loaf squash as part of broader fresh-produce or consumables bids for on-site meal preparation and distribution. The code reflects purchasing activity among Texas state agencies (Health and Human Services Commission, Department of Criminal Justice), Illinois state agencies (Department of Corrections, Department of Mental Health), school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Bartow County, Bryan County, Dougherty County, Early County), and county or municipal food service operations. The work involves delivery of fresh, specification-compliant produce to designated warehouse or facility locations, typically with quality guarantees, temperature control, and compliance with USDA standards and food-safety regulations.

Solicitation activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia, with secondary representation from Illinois, Florida, and Wisconsin. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issuing IFB HHS0018082 (October 23, 2026 response due) for consumables including fresh produce at the Lufkin State Supported Living Center; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice posting multiple fresh-fruit-and-vegetable solicitations (IW267376 for Palestine, IW267420 for Snyder Food Warehouse, IW267411 for Wynne Food Warehouse, all with October 14, 2026 response dates) for institutional food service; Bryan County Schools, Georgia, conducting sealed-bid procurement for fresh produce including squash varieties (May 27, 2026 due date); and Bartow County School System, Georgia, requesting local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles (June 22, 2026 submission deadline). Pricing is typically F.O.B. Destination with freight prepaid by vendor, and contracts run one fiscal or academic year with optional renewal terms. Small business and diversity set-asides appear in select procurements (Illinois Department of Corrections, Madison Metropolitan School District diversity preference, Bryan County Schools), and local-sourcing preferences appear in school-district solicitations (Wisconsin 400-mile requirement, Georgia 400-mile local-farm requirement).