UNSPSC 50406325: Waltham butternut squash

The variety of summer squashes and summer pumpkins known as waltham butternut squash

UNSPSC 50406325 Waltham butternut squash (Commodity) covers fresh produce sourcing for institutional food service, particularly school nutrition programs and correctional facility food operations. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing butternut squash as a line item within broader fresh produce contracts, alongside other vegetables and fruits, with delivery and quality standards reflecting USDA compliance for child nutrition reimbursable programs and institutional meal service.

School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with multiple Georgia, Texas, and Florida school systems soliciting fresh produce contracts that explicitly name squash varieties in their specifications. Texas Department of Criminal Justice, state departments of education, and county school boards appear repeatedly. Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (Bartow County Schools, Dougherty County Board of Education, Bryan County Schools, Bulloch County Schools, Liberty County Schools, Muscogee County Schools, Glynn County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County, Douglas County Schools, Henry County Schools), Texas (Northside Independent School District in Bexar County, McAllen ISD, Austin ISD, Hillsborough County in Florida), and broader state-level procurement (State of Georgia, Texas Department of Criminal Justice). Representative recent opportunities include the Bartow County School System RFP for local fresh fruits and vegetables (proposal deadline June 22, 2026; contract term July 20, 2026 through June 30, 2027 with four optional one-year renewals), sourcing within 400 miles with 30-point cost weighting and 25-point seasonal variety scoring; Dougherty County Board of Education sealed bid for fresh produce covering 40 line items including potatoes and carrots (bids due June 16, 2026); Bryan County Schools sealed bid for fresh produce including multiple case quantities of carrots, tomatoes, and onions (bids due May 27, 2026); and Glynn County Board of Education IFB 27-02 for approximately 60 fresh produce line items with weekly Tuesday delivery to 16 school locations (bids due April 14, 2026). Douglas County School System's cooperative procurement through GEC Buying Cooperative covers 30 school districts across two Georgia geographic areas with approximately $4.4 million estimated annual spending for Area One, requiring cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing tied to USDA Atlanta Terminal Wholesale Market Reports (sealed proposals due March 4, 2026). Contract terms typically run July 1 through June 30 with renewal options, delivery is five to six days per week, and evaluation emphasizes cost (30–50 points), seasonal availability and variety (15–25 points), and quality standards. Many solicitations reference USDA Buy American compliance and whole-grain or low-sodium product preferences. No set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises appear in the recent opportunities reviewed.