UNSPSC 50416613: Organic jarrahdale squash

The variety of organic winter squashes and organic winter pumpkins known as organic jarrahdale squash

UNSPSC 50416613 Organic jarrahdale squash (Commodity) does not reflect the work actually being solicited under this code in recent state and local procurement activity. The source lists sixteen recent opportunities spanning February through June 2026, but none specifically name jarrahdale squash or any other organic squash variety as a line item. Instead, school districts, county boards of education, and independent school districts across Georgia, Texas, Missouri, and Florida are procuring broad fresh produce categories—apples, bananas, broccoli, carrots, peppers, tomatoes, leafy greens, citrus fruits, eggs, and other staples—for child nutrition programs and school lunch services. The code designation appears misaligned with the actual commodities being bought: Early County Schools sought approximately 300+ food items including produce without squash specification; Northside Independent School District (San Antonio) solicited fresh produce compliant with USDA Child Nutrition Reimbursable standards; Bulloch County Schools requested 24 produce items including watermelons, apples, and Vidalia onions but not organic jarrahdale squash; and Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa) pursued specialty fruits and vegetables for the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program. Similar scope mismatches appear across the remaining solicitations from Rockwood R-VI, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, Glynn County, McAllen ISD, Austin ISD, and Douglas County cooperative purchasing.

The issuing bodies are exclusively school-based: independent school districts, county boards of education, and regional cooperative buying groups serving public school nutrition programs. Recent bidders have included state education agencies (Georgia, Missouri), county systems (Bulloch, Liberty, Muscogee, Glynn, Douglas in Georgia; Hillsborough in Florida), and large metropolitan districts (Northside ISD in San Antonio; Austin ISD; McAllen ISD in Texas). Geographic activity clusters heavily in Georgia and Texas, with activity also in Florida and Missouri. Representative opportunities include Early County Schools IFB (due June 8, 2026) for 300+ food items under National School Lunch Program standards; Northside Independent School District RFP 2026-048 (due May 7, 2026, 10:00 AM CT) for USDA Child Nutrition Reimbursable fresh produce with five-day-per-week delivery to 127 campuses; Bulloch County School District IFP (due May 4, 2026) for 24 locally grown items within 200 miles; and Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 (due March 4, 2026) through GEC Buying Cooperative covering 30 districts across two Georgia regions with estimated spending of $4.4 million (Area One) and $1.1 million (Area Two). The code shows minimal relevance to organic jarrahdale squash procurement.