UNSPSC 50416210: Organic gold squash

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

UNSPSC 50416210 Organic gold squash is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure organic produce—including specialty varieties like gold squash—almost exclusively through school district child nutrition programs and, less frequently, through state agency food-service operations. Recent solicitations show that school districts are the dominant buyer tier, with produce procurement typically bundled into broader fresh-produce contracts that encompass dozens of line items across multiple fruit and vegetable categories rather than single-variety purchases. The work solicited covers sourcing, packing, temperature-controlled transportation, and weekly or twice-weekly delivery to multiple school sites, with vendors required to maintain HACCP certification, food-safety documentation, general liability insurance ($1 million to $2 million per occurrence), and compliance with Buy American provisions and USDA nutrition standards. Issuing bodies are predominantly independent school districts and county school systems, with occasional participation by state procurement offices; no private foodservice or institutional buyers appear in recent activity.

Recent activity clusters in Georgia and Texas, with additional opportunities in Florida and Missouri. Representative solicitations include the Glynn County Board of Education (IFB 27-02, due April 14, 2026) for 60 produce line items including fresh fruits and vegetables delivered weekly to 16 school locations; the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Bid 26-34, due April 23, 2026) for 72 produce items with annual demand estimated at 21,125 cases for Fuji apples alone; the Early County Board of Education (due June 8, 2026) for 300+ food items including produce, requiring domestic sourcing preference and whole-grain specification compliance; and the Northside Independent School District in San Antonio (RFP 2026-048, due May 7, 2026) for USDA Child Nutrition Reimbursable fresh produce delivered five days weekly during the school year with evaluation weighted 35 percent on purchase price and 25 percent on extent of goods meeting district needs. Contracts typically run July 1 through June 30 with renewal options for one to four additional one-year terms, and pricing is firm for the initial period with prospective redetermination tied to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service or Consumer Price Index benchmarks.