UNSPSC 50416220: Organic spaghetti squash

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

UNSPSC 50416220 Organic spaghetti squash is a Commodity code. State and local governments buying under this code procure fresh produce—including conventional and specialty vegetables—for school nutrition programs, institutional food service, and child nutrition initiatives. The recent solicitation activity shows that school districts and state agencies are sourcing fresh produce broadly (apples, bananas, broccoli, carrots, peppers, tomatoes, leafy greens, citrus, potatoes, eggs, and numerous other items) rather than purchasing organic spaghetti squash specifically. The code appears to serve as a catch-all taxonomy for fresh vegetable procurement; actual recent opportunities span comprehensive produce line items across multiple categories, with organic and specialty items mentioned only incidentally within larger mixed-produce contracts. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts—Early County Board of Education (Georgia), Northside Independent School District (Texas), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida), Bulloch County School District (Georgia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Muscogee County School District (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Glynn County Board of Education (Georgia), McAllen Independent School District (Texas), Austin Independent School District (Texas), and Douglas County School System (Georgia)—along with state departments (Georgia) and county-level cooperative purchasing vehicles (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia school districts). Georgia dominates recent activity, with Texas and Florida also active; Missouri and cooperative multi-district procurements round out geographic coverage.

Recent representative opportunities include the Bulloch County School District IFP (due May 4, 2026) for 24 locally-grown produce items across the 2026-2027 fiscal year under a Farm to School program; the Early County Board of Education line-by-line food bid (due June 8, 2026) encompassing 300+ food items with domestic sourcing and whole-grain preferences for the National School Lunch Program; Northside Independent School District RFP 2026-048 (due May 7, 2026) for USDA Child Nutrition Reimbursable fresh produce delivered five days per week to elementary, middle, and high schools across San Antonio; the Hillsborough County Public Schools fresh fruit and vegetable RFP (due March 11, 2026) for the federally funded Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) serving approximately 18 elementary schools; the Douglas County School System cooperative RFP SN 26-004 (due March 4, 2026) covering approximately 72 line items with estimated combined annual spending of $5.5 million for 30 school districts across two Georgia areas; and Austin Independent School District RFP 26RFP034 (due March 11, 2026) for fresh produce and beverages across 31 campuses with explicit Good Food Purchasing Program and Texas local-sourcing preferences. Most solicitations are RFPs or IFBs with bid opening within 30–60 days of posting, firm pricing for the contract year with prospective redetermination or six-month escalation caps, multiple-vendor awards on a line-item basis, and contract terms of July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. Requirements commonly include HACCP certification, Buy American compliance, general liability insurance ($1–2 million), debarment certification, and weekly or twice-weekly delivery during school hours. No solicitations specifically identified organic spaghetti squash as a line item or focus area.