UNSPSC 50407046: Moqua

The type of vegetable known as moqua

UNSPSC 50407046 Moqua, a Commodity code, covers fresh fruits and vegetables supplied to school districts, Head Start agencies, state correctional institutions, and senior services programs operating under child nutrition, adult care, and institutional food service mandates. State and local buyers procure moqua (a variety of squash) and related fresh produce through competitive sealed bids and RFPs, typically as part of broader fresh-produce contracts that specify quality standards, delivery schedules, temperature control, traceability documentation, and compliance with USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), National School Lunch Program (NSLP), and School Breakfast Program requirements. The issuing bodies span school districts of all sizes, county boards of education, state departments of criminal justice, Head Start nonprofits, city senior services divisions, and independent school districts, with school nutrition programs dominating recent activity. Recent solicitations emphasize local sourcing preferences, farm-to-school programming, organic or sustainable production certifications, and vendor capacity for weekly or twice-weekly deliveries to multiple school sites with refrigerated logistics.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, and Florida. The Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) posted RFB 4163 on July 8, 2026, for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks with bids due July 29, 2026, requiring 5,900 weekly servings of ready-to-eat produce sourced within 400 miles and within Wisconsin, with a 5% preference for Wisconsin Supplier Diversity Program vendors and a $0.20-per-pound preference discount on organic items; award is contingent on federal Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program grant approval. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has issued multiple IFBs for bulk carrots and potatoes (IW253079, IW253121, IW253099, and IW241979) since early June 2026 for institutional food service canning operations, with June 23 and March 17 response dates respectively. The Bartow County School System (Georgia) seeks local fresh fruits and vegetables through RFP 10-2026-019 with a proposal deadline of June 22, 2026, requiring sourcing within 400 miles and delivery to a central warehouse. The Dougherty County Board of Education (Georgia) solicited fresh produce under IFB with a June 16, 2026 bid deadline for 24 school sites, covering 40 produce line items with estimated yearly usage of 25 to 1,200 units per item. Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa, Florida posted RFP 26039RFPDST on April 13, 2026, for the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program serving 18 elementary schools, with proposals due March 11, 2026, requiring raw, pre-cut, pre-packaged produce in 50-unit cases with seven-day minimum shelf life and Monday–Tuesday delivery. The Northside Independent School District (San Antonio) released RFP 2026-048 on April 14, 2026, for fresh produce across all campus locations five days per week with bids due May 7, 2026. McAllen Independent School District (Texas) posted RFP 2026-1029 on March 6, 2026 (extended by addendum) for fresh produce across 31 campuses with contract start April 9, 2026. Meriden Public Schools (Connecticut) solicited commercial groceries and produce through RFP 02641 with a February 25, 2026 deadline and anticipated contract value of approximately $3,100,000 for the 2026–2027 school year.