UNSPSC 50406324: Triple treat squash

The variety of summer squashes and summer pumpkins known as triple treat squash

UNSPSC 50406324 Triple treat squash, a Commodity code, names a single fresh-produce item that state and local governments procure primarily through institutional food-service solicitations — notably state departments operating correctional facilities, mental-health centers, and supported living centers, along with school districts and local parks departments. Recent opportunities frame the work concretely: the Texas Health and Human Services Commission has issued multiple invitations for bid (IFB) on consumables and groceries bundling prepared foods, food service supplies, and fresh produce for state supported living centers; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice regularly solicits fresh fruits and vegetables for prison food warehouses; Illinois correctional and mental-health facilities request weekly or bi-weekly produce deliveries meeting USDA freshness and quality standards; and school districts in Georgia and Wisconsin bid fresh produce suitable for student meal programs. Issuing bodies span state institutional-care agencies (HHS, TDCJ, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), county and municipal school nutrition programs, and county parks and recreation departments. The commodity sits within broader food-procurement families where triple treat squash appears as a line item among dozens of produce categories, vegetable products, dairy, proteins, and disposable serviceware across single solicitations.

Recent activity concentrates heavily in Texas and Georgia. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Texas Department of Criminal Justice have posted at least seven fresh-produce or food-service solicitations since late June 2026, including IFB HHS0018082 (Lufkin State Supported Living Center consumables, bids due October 23, 2026), IFB IW267376 (TDCJ fresh fruit and vegetables to Palestine, proposals due October 19, 2026), IFB IW267420 (TDCJ Snyder Food Warehouse, proposals due October 14, 2026), and multiple earlier procurements for white potatoes, sweet potatoes, and carrots at TDCJ warehouse locations. Georgia school districts—including Dougherty County Board of Education, Bartow County School System, Bryan County Schools, and Early County Board of Education—have issued sealed bids for fresh produce during the May-to-June 2026 window. Illinois has posted fresh-produce solicitations for correctional and mental-health facilities. The sourcing pattern reflects institutional scale: state and local food-service contracts typically require firm-fixed unit pricing on detailed line-item pricing sheets, FOB Destination delivery with freight prepaid, compliance with USDA grade and freshness standards, and adherence to cybersecurity, E-Verify, debarment, and wage-compliance certifications. Pre-bid or Q&A cycles are common, and awards often go to single or multiple vendors based on best value, lowest responsive bid, or specification and delivery compliance.