UNSPSC 50406326: Yellow bush scallop squash

The variety of summer squashes and summer pumpkins known as yellow bush scallop squash

UNSPSC 50406326 Yellow bush scallop squash is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure fresh produce for school nutrition programs, child care facilities, and institutional food service operations. The source contains no recent opportunities specifically soliciting yellow bush scallop squash; instead, it shows a broad pattern of school districts, state agencies, and child nutrition programs issuing invitations for bids and RFPs for mixed fresh produce assortments that would reasonably include squash varieties alongside apples, carrots, broccoli, tomatoes, and other vegetables. Recent opportunities reference squash generically (Bulloch County Schools' Farm to School RFP names "squash" as one of 24 sought produce items; Liberty County Schools' IFB lists fresh vegetables without item-level detail), suggesting that yellow bush scallop squash would compete as one line item within broader institutional produce contracts rather than as a standalone procurement.

State and local issuing bodies pursuing this code span school districts across Georgia, Texas, Florida, Connecticut, and Missouri—including Savannah-Chatham County Schools, Dougherty County Schools, Bartow County Schools, McAllen Independent School District, Northside Independent School District, Hillsborough County Schools, and Meriden Public Schools—alongside state procurement offices in Texas and Georgia and federal-grant-funded child nutrition programs such as Head Start. School nutrition programs dominate the activity; representative recent opportunities include Glynn County Schools' IFB for fresh produce (sealed bids due April 14, 2026), Bulloch County Schools' IFP for locally-grown produce within 200 miles (sealed proposals due May 4, 2026), Northside Independent School District RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce delivery five days per week (proposals due May 7, 2026), and McAllen Independent School District RFP 2026-1029 for fresh produce across 31 campuses (proposals due March 6, 2026, extended by addendum). These procurements typically feature consolidated awards to multiple vendors on a line-item basis, firm pricing for one-year terms with optional renewals, local sourcing preferences (often within 200 or 400 miles), and delivery schedules of once or twice weekly to school sites. Estimated annual spend across active Georgia school-district procurements alone ranges from $1.1 million to $4.4 million per system or cooperative, indicating sustained institutional demand that would accommodate suppliers of specialty squash varieties.