UNSPSC 50416213: Organic marrow squash

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

UNSPSC 50416213 Organic marrow squash is a Commodity code that captures fresh produce procurement by state and local food-service operators, primarily school districts, county parks and recreation departments, and healthcare organizations. State and local governments buy organic squash as part of broader fresh-produce sourcing for institutional food programs — school lunch and breakfast programs, hospital and healthcare coalition food service, and county parks concessions. The work involves vendor qualification, compliance with food-safety and sourcing standards (including USDA whole-grain and domestic-preference requirements in school contexts), temperature-controlled delivery scheduling, inventory rotation, and pricing stability across contract terms. Issuing bodies include independent school districts (such as Early County Board of Education), county governments (Collier County Board of County Commissioners), state departments (Georgia State), and healthcare organizations (Marion Health Care Coalition). School districts appear as the most frequent buyers under this code, with emphasis on compliance certifications, liability insurance, E-Verify enrollment, and adherence to national school meal program regulations.

Recent activity spans Georgia (State of Georgia food-supplies bid, May 2026), Florida (Collier County concession services ITN, October 2026, due March 6, 2025; Marion Health Care Coalition produce proposals, August 2026, due August 21, 2026), and early-contract signaling from Early County Board of Education in Georgia (line-by-line food bid for FY27, posted May 11, 2026, due June 8, 2026). Early County's solicitation exemplifies the school-district anchor — approximately 300 food items including vegetables and fruits, domestic-sourcing preferences, low-sodium and whole-grain specifications, HACCP compliance, $500,000 general liability insurance, and firm pricing with escalation tied to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service data. Collier County's ITN for North Collier Regional Park food services (due March 6, 2025) includes 10-point local-vendor preference and menu-variety evaluation (35 points). Marion Health Care Coalition's August 2026 produce RFP signals recurring institutional demand with seasonal pricing adjustments. Geographic concentration in Florida and Georgia reflects school-district and county parks infrastructure in those jurisdictions during the period shown.