UNSPSC 50416207: Organic delicious squash

The variety of organic summer squashes and organic summer pumpkins known as organic delicious squash

UNSPSC 50416207 Organic delicious squash is a Commodity code covering fresh produce items that state and local governments procure through food service, institutional catering, and nutrition programs. Recent solicitations show that public agencies buy organic and conventional produce — vegetables, fruits, and related fresh items — as inputs to school nutrition programs, park concession operations, and healthcare facility food services. The issuing bodies include county boards of education running National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs, county park and recreation divisions operating concession facilities, county healthcare coalitions, and state procurement offices. School districts and county parks represent the most active buyer segments, with education nutrition programs driving the largest volume of produce procurement at the state and local level.

Activity is concentrated in the Southeast, with recent solicitations from Marion Health Care Coalition (Florida), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (Florida), Early County Board of Education (Georgia), and the State of Georgia. Early County Board of Education issued an IFB for line-by-line food and non-food bids due June 8, 2026, covering 300+ food items including vegetables and fruits alongside meats, dairy, and grains for school meal programs; the scope emphasizes domestic sourcing, whole-grain options, low-sodium formulations, and products without added sugars or artificial additives, with prices firm for 15 days from award and escalation/de-escalation requests considered on a six-month basis supported by USDA pricing data. Collier County issued an Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) for food services at North Collier Regional Park due March 6, 2025, requiring the selected vendor to provide diverse food and beverage options including produce-based items across multiple venues during regular operations and peak tournament seasons, with a 10-point local-vendor preference applied to proposers meeting Collier or Lee County residency criteria. Marion Health Care Coalition solicited produce proposals due August 21, 2026, specifying fresh fruits and vegetables with compliance to quality standards, delivery timelines, and volume requirements for the 2026-2027 contract period.