UNSPSC 50406322: Sugar loaf squash

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

UNSPSC 50406322 Sugar loaf squash is a Commodity code tracking a narrow produce category that state and local governments buy primarily for K-12 school nutrition programs and institutional food service. Recent solicitations reveal that squash—alongside carrots, potatoes, and other fresh vegetables—flows into district cafeterias and state correctional facilities through produce supply contracts that bundle multiple vegetable items under single awards. School districts dominate the buyer base, with activity concentrated across Georgia, Texas, Florida, and Missouri. The work being solicited is straightforward: vendors deliver fresh, inspected produce in bulk quantities (cases or pounds) weekly to multiple school sites and institutional locations, with pricing typically quoted per pound or case, delivery included, and compliance required with USDA food safety and Buy American standards. Contracts run annual cycles aligned to school years (July through June) and feature strict quality, temperature control, and traceability requirements tied to the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program and Child and Adult Care Food Program.

School nutrition programs posting under this code include Madison Metropolitan School District (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026) seeking 5,900 weekly servings of ready-to-eat fresh fruits and vegetables with organic produce preferences, Bartow County Schools (RFP 10-2026-019, due June 22, 2026) specifying local produce within 400 miles, and Dougherty County Schools (bid due June 16, 2026) requesting 40 produce line items including carrots and potatoes with firm pricing and refrigerated delivery. Institutional buyers also appear: Texas Department of Criminal Justice posts frequently for bulk white potatoes, sweet potatoes, and carrots for canning (IFBs IW253099, IW253121, IW253079 all due June 23, 2026). Large school districts competing for multi-vendor awards include Northside ISD in San Antonio (RFP 2026-048, due May 7, 2026), McAllen ISD (RFP 2026-1029, due March 6, 2026), and Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut (RFP 026-41, due February 25, 2026 for approximately $3.1 million). The code shows sustained activity across the South (Georgia and Texas especially), with Texas-specific set-asides favoring state-based producers in TDCJ procurements and Wisconsin-specific diversity preference points in Madison's solicitation. No recent opportunities tied specifically to sugar loaf squash alone were posted; the commodity appears only as one line item within broader fresh-produce bundles, signaling that vendors pursuing squash sales typically bid whole produce portfolios rather than single items.