UNSPSC 50406708: Crown prince squash

The variety of winter squashes and winter pumpkins known as crown prince squash

UNSPSC 50406708 Crown prince squash, a Commodity code, covers fresh vegetable procurement for institutional food service — primarily school nutrition programs, child care centers, and corrections facilities seeking to source produce directly from regional suppliers. State and local governments under this code are buying ready-to-eat or minimally processed fresh squash as part of broader produce contracts that emphasize local sourcing, USDA compliance, and farm-to-school objectives. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, along with scattered procurement from county school systems, state corrections departments, and specialized nutrition programs serving children and seniors. Evaluation criteria typically weight cost heavily (30–50 percent) alongside geographic or local-preference factors, product quality, delivery reliability, and traceability documentation.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Florida, with notable volume in Texas Department of Criminal Justice institutional food procurements and Georgia school district nutrition programs. Representative recent solicitations include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 (Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Snacks, response due July 29, 2026) seeking approximately 5,900 weekly servings of ready-to-eat produce sourced within 400 miles of Madison with Wisconsin Diversity Program preferences; Northside Independent School District's RFP 2026-048 (Fresh Produce for Child Nutrition, response due May 7, 2026) covering five-day weekly delivery to 117 campuses in San Antonio with USDA reimbursable compliance and cost-plus pricing against terminal market reports; Hillsborough County Public Schools' RFP 26039RFQDST (Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program, proposals due March 11, 2026) targeting 18 elementary schools with $600,000 estimated annual budget and GAP certification required; and Bryan County Schools' Produce Bid (response due May 27, 2026) requesting line-item pricing on apples, carrots, onions, strawberries, tomatoes, and specialty items. Corrections procurement through Texas TDCJ includes specific vegetable solicitations (white potatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots) with firm fixed pricing, FOB destination delivery, and 30-day payment terms. School districts typically require local or regional sourcing preferences (200–400 miles), insurance minimums of $500,000–$1 million, HACCP or GAP certification, and organic or whole-grain product preferences where applicable. Cooperative purchasing vehicles (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia districts, Texas Comptroller Statewide Procurement on behalf of TDCJ) create multi-district or multi-agency volume opportunities bundling produce contracts across entire regions.