UNSPSC 50406714: Kabocha squash

The variety of winter squashes and winter pumpkins known as kabocha squash

UNSPSC 50406714 Kabocha squash is a Commodity code that names a single specialty produce line item, though state and local procurement records show the code is rarely solicited in isolation. Instead, kabocha and related winter squash appear as line items within broader fresh-produce contracts that bundle multiple vegetable types for institutional food service — primarily at state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, school districts, and mental health centers. The work under this code encompasses supply and delivery of fresh kabocha squash meeting USDA quality standards, typically in case quantities specified by the buying agency, delivered to central warehouses or individual facility locations on F.O.B. Destination terms with the vendor bearing transportation costs. Issuing bodies include state health and human services departments (Texas HHS Commission), state corrections systems (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections), school nutrition programs (Madison Metropolitan School District, Bartow County Schools, Dougherty County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, Bryan County Schools), state mental health facilities (Illinois Department of Mental Health), senior services divisions (City of San Antonio), and county health coalitions. The issuing-body mix skews heavily toward institutional food service procurement at secure facilities and school systems rather than municipal or retail procurement.

Texas and Georgia dominate recent activity, with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Texas Health and Human Services Commission appearing repeatedly across multiple fresh-produce and cafeteria-food solicitations, and Georgia school districts (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Early County, Bryan County) issuing multiple fresh-produce RFPs. Illinois corrections and mental health agencies, Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin, and Collier County in Florida also show activity. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 (Consumables Foods for Lufkin State Supported Living Center, responses due October 23, 2026), which bundles produce with prepared foods and food service supplies across 22 line items; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's multiple fresh-fruit-and-vegetable solicitations (IW267376 for Palestine, IW267420 for Snyder Food Warehouse, IW267411 for Wynne Food Warehouse, all with responses due October 14 or October 19, 2026); the Illinois Department of Corrections' IFB 27426DOCJOLIEB53849 for fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center (responses due September 3, 2026), specifying bi-weekly deliveries of listed produce including root vegetables and leafy greens with USDA compliance; and school nutrition programs such as Bartow County Schools' RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables (sourced within 400 miles, proposal deadline June 22, 2026). State and local buyers typically require firm F.O.B. Destination pricing, compliance with USDA or state food safety standards, minimum liability insurance ($500,000 to $1 million per occurrence), delivery within 7 to 14 days, and E-Verify certification. When kabocha or winter squash appears in these procurements, it is as one of many produce items, not as a primary focus.