UNSPSC 50406704: Big max squash

The variety of winter squashes and winter pumpkins known as big max squash

UNSPSC 50406704 Big max squash, a Commodity code, represents fresh produce supply to state and local institutions — correctional facilities, mental health centers, state-supported living centers, school districts, senior services programs, and health care coalitions. State and local governments procure squash as part of broader fresh produce contracts for food service operations, typically as one line item within RFQs and IFBs that span multiple vegetable categories, seasonal availability, and delivery to institutional kitchens and warehouses. The issuing-body mix includes state departments of criminal justice and health services (Texas TDCJ, Texas HHS, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), county and city school nutrition programs (Bartow County Schools, Dougherty County Board of Education, Bryan County Schools, Madison Metropolitan School District, Early County Board of Education), and municipal or regional health and senior-services entities (Collier County Board of County Commissioners, City of San Antonio, Marion Health Care Coalition). Repeat solicitors include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, which has posted multiple fresh-produce RFQs tied to regional food warehouses in Snyder, Wynne, and Palestine, and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, which regularly bids consumables and food-service supplies for state-supported living centers.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia, with secondary activity in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Florida. Representative opportunities include the Texas HHS Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumables including prepared foods and food-service supplies at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (bids due October 23, 2026), the Texas TDCJ's IW267376 for fresh fruit and vegetable delivery to Palestine, Texas (proposals due October 19, 2026), Collier County Board of County Commissioners' ITN for food services at North Collier Regional Park (proposals due March 6, 2025), the Illinois Department of Corrections' RFQ for fresh produce bi-weekly delivery to Joliet Treatment Center (quotes due September 3, 2026, small-business set-aside), Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles and Wisconsin (bids due July 29, 2026, with 5% diverse-vendor preference), and Bartow County School System's RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables from farms within 400 miles (proposals due May 22, 2026, award anticipated July 20, 2026). School districts and state institutional food services drive demand; geographic sourcing preferences (local-mile radius requirements in Georgia and Wisconsin) and prevailing-wage compliance (Illinois) appear in recent notices. No contract values are disclosed in most opportunities; volume is estimated in cases and cases-per-week across multiple delivery sites.