UNSPSC 50406722: Loche pumpkin

Variety of winter pumpkin known as loche pumpkin

UNSPSC 50406722 Loche pumpkin is a Commodity code. State and local governments rarely solicit for loche pumpkins specifically; the recent opportunities block shows no direct procurement activity for the product. Instead, recent procurements in the source material target broader fresh produce categories—fruits, vegetables, and eggs supplied to school nutrition programs, child care centers, senior services, and institutional food operations across multiple states. When loche pumpkins appear in state and local procurement, they typically constitute one line item within large omnibus fresh-produce solicitations that emphasize seasonal availability, local sourcing preferences, USDA compliance, and HACCP food safety certification.

School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with procurement activity concentrated in Georgia (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Glynn County, Douglas County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham County, and Henry County school systems), Texas (McAllen ISD, Northside ISD, and Austin ISD), and Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools). Head Start programs, state departments of criminal justice (Texas and Georgia), and municipal agencies (San Antonio senior services) also source fresh produce regularly. Most procurements require vendors to supply produce year-round, maintain HACCP plans and traceability documentation, deliver weekly or twice-weekly to multiple school or institutional sites, carry $500,000 to $2,000,000 in general liability insurance, and comply with Buy American provisions favoring domestic agricultural products. Representative recent solicitations include Bartow County Schools requesting local fresh fruits and vegetables (RFP 10-2026-019, proposals due June 22, 2026) with sourcing restricted to farms within 400 miles; Glynn County Board of Education's fresh produce bid (IFB 27-02, sealed bids due April 14, 2026); and McAllen Independent School District's child nutrition fresh produce RFP (RFP 2026-1029, proposals due March 6, 2026). Smaller procurements target specific vegetables—the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued multiple IFBs for carrots (IW253079, June 23, 2026) and sweet potatoes (IW253121, June 23, 2026) for institutional canning. Activity is recent and active, with response deadlines spanning February through July 2026.