UNSPSC 50406327: Yellow straightneck squash

The variety of summer squashes and summer pumpkins known as yellow straightneck squash

UNSPSC 50406327 Yellow straightneck squash is a Commodity code that captures institutional fresh-produce sourcing for school nutrition, correctional food service, and early-childhood nutrition programs. State and local governments buy this code when they procure fresh vegetables as components of broader food-service contracts — alongside apples, carrots, potatoes, broccoli, and other commodity produce items — for cafeteria operations, federal nutrition-assistance programs (USDA Child Nutrition Reimbursable, Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, Child and Adult Care Food Program), and bulk institutional supply. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and school nutrition programs (elementary through secondary), state corrections agencies (Texas Department of Criminal Justice), Head Start and early-childhood programs, and city/county food-service departments. School districts represent the dominant buyer segment, with multiple Georgia and Texas jurisdictions soliciting fresh produce concurrently in spring 2026 for fiscal-year 2026-2027 and 2027 supply.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia. Representative solicitations include Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), which issued RFB 4163 on July 8, 2026, for approximately 5,900 weekly servings of fresh fruits and vegetables under the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, with response due July 29, 2026 and a 5% preference for Wisconsin-certified diverse-owned vendors; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, which posted multiple IFBs in June 2026 (IW253079 for carrots, IW253121 for sweet potatoes for canning) due June 23, 2026; and the Dougherty County Board of Education School Nutrition Program in Georgia, which issued sealed bids for fresh produce covering 40 line items with response due June 16, 2026. Bartow County School System (Georgia) issued RFP 10-2026-019 on May 21, 2026, for local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles, due June 22, 2026. School districts consistently require firm pricing, weekly or twice-weekly deliveries to multiple school sites during operating hours, HACCP certification, traceability documentation, Buy American compliance, and insurance minimums of $500,000 to $2,000,000 general liability. Geographic preferences and local-sourcing mandates (400-mile radius in Wisconsin and Georgia, 200-mile radius in Bulloch County, 50-mile in McAllen, Texas) appear in multiple RFPs. No recent solicitations are restricted to set-asides or disadvantaged vendors, though some jurisdictions offer scoring preference to diverse-owned or small-business respondents.