UNSPSC 50416200: Organic summer squashes and summer pumpkins

The type of organic vegetable known as organic summer squashes and organic summer pumpkins

UNSPSC 50416200 Organic summer squashes and summer pumpkins is a Class code that encompasses fresh produce procurement for school nutrition programs, institutional food service, and child nutrition grant-funded initiatives across state and local jurisdictions. Recent solicitations under this code reveal that state and local governments buy fresh produce—primarily through food service channels—as part of comprehensive grocery and nutrition contracts rather than as standalone commodity purchases. The issuing bodies span school districts of varying sizes (from rural county systems to large urban districts serving 80,000+ students), state departments of education, and cooperative purchasing vehicles serving multiple districts. A representative recent opportunity is the Early County Board of Education's line-by-line food bid (due June 8, 2026) encompassing vegetables, fruits, and dairy products for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program, with emphasis on domestic sourcing, whole-grain options, low-sodium formulations, and products free of added sugars or artificial additives. Another is the Northside Independent School District (San Antonio, Texas) RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce delivery five days per week to 117 schools during the academic year (August 10, 2026 through May 26, 2027), evaluated on price (35%), meeting district needs (25%), quality (15%), long-term cost (10%), and other factors, with HACCP certification and Buy American compliance required.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, and Florida, with supporting solicitations from Missouri and Utah. Georgia school districts dominate the recent activity—Bulloch County (Farm to School program), Liberty County, Glynn County, Savannah-Chatham County, and Douglas County (cooperative purchasing for 30 districts across two regions with estimated annual spend of $4.4 million to $1.1 million per area). Texas districts include Northside Independent School District (Bexar County) and Austin Independent School District (Travis County). Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa, Florida) is procuring specialty fruits and vegetables for the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) with an estimated annual budget of $600,000 and cost-plus fixed-fee-per-case pricing. Salt Lake City School District (Utah) is soliciting fresh produce delivery to 38 schools through competitive bid (IFB DH2647-FPD, due April 1, 2026), and Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) is sourcing over 900 grocery line items including produce. Buy American provisions, HACCP certification, traceability documentation, food safety compliance, and proof of insurance (typically $1 million to $2 million general liability) are standard across all solicitations. Contract terms typically run July 1 through June 30 with renewal options extending up to three or four additional one-year periods. Price escalation clauses are common, allowing adjustments after 90 days to one year of performance when supported by USDA Agricultural Marketing Service or Consumer Price Index data, with caps—one district permits increases only above 3 percent with documentation.