UNSPSC 50406717: Turks turban squash

The variety of winter squashes and winter pumpkins known as turk's turban squash

UNSPSC 50406717 Turks turban squash, a Commodity code, covers fresh produce items supplied to institutional food service programs operated by school districts, child care programs, correctional agencies, and senior services. The recent opportunities tagged to this code span school nutrition programs acquiring fresh produce through large seasonal or annual procurements, head start and child care agencies sourcing CACFP-compliant vegetables and fruits, state correctional and criminal justice agencies procuring bulk vegetables for institutional meal service, and municipal senior services seeking produce distribution operations. The work involves sourcing, packaging, and delivering ready-to-eat or raw fresh vegetables—often with traceability documentation by farm of origin, temperature control, and compliance with federal food safety standards including HACCP plans and recall procedures. Most solicitations require firm fixed pricing quoted per pound or per case on FOB destination terms with weekly or twice-weekly delivery to multiple school or institutional sites, and many include local or regional sourcing preferences, organic produce premiums, or Buy American compliance requirements.

Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts in Georgia and Texas, including Bartow County Schools, Dougherty County Board of Education, Bryan County Schools, Bulloch County Schools, Liberty County Schools, Muscogee County Schools, Glynn County Schools, Henry County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, McAllen Independent School District, Northside Independent School District, Austin Independent School District, and Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida. State agencies including the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the State of Georgia have also posted solicitations under this code. Child care and senior services programs—Head Start of Greater Dallas and the City of San Antonio Senior Services Division—round out the mix. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas (TDCJ, McAllen ISD, Northside ISD, Austin ISD) and Georgia (multiple school districts, state procurement), with secondary activity in Florida and Connecticut. Representative recent opportunities include Bartow County Schools RFP 10-2026-019 seeking local fresh fruits and vegetables with deliveries to the central warehouse, due June 22, 2026 (IFB); Dougherty County Board of Education requesting sealed bids for 40 fresh produce line items including carrots, due June 16, 2026 at 11:30 a.m. (IFB); Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks under the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program with weekly deliveries of approximately 5,900 servings, due July 29, 2026 (RFB); and Head Start of Greater Dallas IFB 26-GP procuring approximately 32,409 cases of frozen foods, produce, and meat to meet CACFP requirements, with bids due June 24, 2026 (IFB). These procurements are active and competitive, with local sourcing preferences, diversity set-asides, and multi-year renewal options common across most opportunities.