UNSPSC 50406719: Warted hubbard squash

The variety of winter squashes and winter pumpkins known as warted hubbard squash

UNSPSC 50406719 Warted hubbard squash is a Commodity code that frames a narrow produce line item within institutional and school food service procurement. Recent state and local solicitations under this code show limited direct references to warted hubbard squash specifically; instead, the broader produce-procurement activity reveals that state departments, school nutrition programs, county corrections facilities, and municipal senior services routinely solicit fresh vegetables as part of larger food service contracts. The work being solicited includes fresh produce supply and delivery to correctional institutions, state supported living centers, school cafeterias, senior centers, and mental health facilities. Vendors typically must meet USDA quality standards, provide specified varieties and pack sizes, maintain cold-chain logistics with strict temperature and rotation protocols, carry comprehensive liability insurance, and comply with prevailing-wage or HACCP requirements depending on the issuing body. Contracts usually run one to three years with renewal options and require firm pricing that includes transportation on an FOB Destination basis.

The issuing-body mix spans Texas Health and Human Services Commission (state supported living centers), Texas Department of Criminal Justice (correctional food warehouses), Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health (institutional food service), school districts in Texas, Georgia, and Wisconsin, Collier County Board of County Commissioners (municipal parks food concessions), and special-purpose entities such as Head Start of Greater Dallas and the City of San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department. Texas departments dominate recent activity, posting multiple produce solicitations across TDCJ warehouse locations (Snyder, Wynne, Palestine) and HHSC facilities (Lufkin, Mexia State Supported Living Centers) in September through October 2026. Georgia school districts (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Early County) have posted fresh produce bids for the 2026-2027 school year with June 2026 deadlines. Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) and Illinois institutions also appear in the recent record. The geographic concentration is heaviest in Texas and Georgia, with secondary activity in Illinois and Wisconsin. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumables including fresh vegetables for Lufkin State Supported Living Center (due October 23, 2026); the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's multiple fresh fruit and vegetable solicitations for warehouse distribution (IW267420, IW267411, due October 14, 2026); Bartow County School System's RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables with a June 22, 2026 deadline; and Bryan County Schools' sealed bid for fresh produce due May 27, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. The warted hubbard squash Commodity code itself does not appear explicitly in any recent solicitation summary, indicating that procurement activity at this code level is either sparse or tagged at higher Family or Class levels under broader fresh-vegetable or produce categories.