UNSPSC 50416227: Organic yellow straightneck squash

The variety of organic summer squashes and organic summer pumpkins known as organic yellow straightneck squash

UNSPSC 50416227 Organic yellow straightneck squash is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure fresh produce—including organic and conventional vegetables—primarily through school nutrition programs serving breakfast and lunch under federal child nutrition reimbursement, supplemented by smaller volumes for state agency operations and federal nutrition assistance programs. Recent solicitations show school districts dominating the market, with squash typically appearing as one line item among 60 to 300+ produce SKUs in annual fresh-produce contracts that serve hundreds or thousands of students across multiple campuses. 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 the Douglas County School System (Georgia) have all posted RFPs, IFBs, and ITBs for fresh-produce procurement in the past four months. Evaluation typically emphasizes lowest responsive and responsible bid, product quality and freshness, compliance with USDA Buy American standards and food safety certifications (HACCP, GAP, traceability), on-time delivery capability, and adherence to USDA Child Nutrition Reimbursable specifications.

Fresh-produce procurement activity is concentrated in Georgia, Texas, Missouri, and Florida, driven by large school districts serving 6,900 to 83,000 students. Early County Board of Education (RFP due June 8, 2026), Northside Independent School District (RFP due May 7, 2026), Hillsborough County Public Schools (RFP due March 11, 2026), Bulloch County School District (IFP due May 4, 2026), Muscogee County School District (ITB due April 27, 2026), Liberty County Board of Education (IFB due April 29, 2026), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (bid due April 23, 2026), Glynn County Board of Education (IFB due April 14, 2026), McAllen Independent School District (RFP due March 6, 2026), and Austin Independent School District (RFP due March 11, 2026) represent recent active opportunities. The Douglas County School System is procuring for a 30-district cooperative with $4.4 million estimated annual spending in Area One and $1.1 million in Area Two through the GEC Buying Cooperative (RFP due March 4, 2026). State-level procurements—including the State of Georgia's general food-supplies bid (due June 22, 2026) and a State of Georgia fresh-produce IFB (due May 27, 2026)—supplement district-level volume. Contracts typically run July 1 through June 30, with firm pricing for 12 months, weekly or twice-weekly delivery Monday through Friday between 6:00 AM and 2:30 PM, and payment Net 30 to Net 40 days from delivery. Most solicitations permit line-item awards to multiple vendors and require $1 million to $2 million general liability insurance, HACCP certification, E-Verify compliance, debarment certification, and domestic-sourcing preferences where cost and quality are comparable.