UNSPSC 50416615: Organic queensland blue squash

The variety of organic winter squashes and organic winter pumpkins known as organic queensland blue squash

UNSPSC 50416615 Organic queensland blue squash is a Commodity code that sees minimal direct procurement activity in recent state and local solicitations. The code nominally covers a specific produce variety, but state and local education and nutrition programs do not solicit organic queensland blue squash as a line-item commodity. Instead, school districts, state nutrition departments, and county boards of education issue broad fresh-produce RFPs and IFBs that encompass dozens of produce items—apples, bananas, broccoli, carrots, peppers, tomatoes, leafy greens, and eggs—as part of child nutrition and school meal programs. A single organic variety would fall within the scope of these broader produce procurements only if a vendor chose to offer it as a line item in response to a general produce solicitation. The code shows no standalone activity and no evidence of targeted demand for this specific product.

Recent state and local opportunities in fresh produce procurement span Georgia, Texas, Missouri, and Florida, with school districts and boards of education as the dominant issuing bodies. Representative opportunities include the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative (due March 4, 2026) covering approximately 72 produce line items for 30 school districts with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million to $1.1 million by geographic area; Northside Independent School District's RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce for child nutrition (due May 7, 2026) serving 83 elementary, 21 middle, and 13 high schools in San Antonio, Texas; Hillsborough County Public Schools' RFP 26039RFQDST for the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (due March 11, 2026) with estimated annual budget of $600,000; and the State of Georgia's IFB #4 2027-2026 for fresh produce (due May 27, 2026). Produce procurement remains concentrated in school nutrition programs focused on USDA compliance, Buy American provisions, domestic sourcing preferences, and HACCP certification. Organic queensland blue squash, if offered at all, would compete within these broader commodity procurements as a specialty or premium line item rather than as a distinct procurement category.