UNSPSC 50426200: Dried summer squashes and summer pumpkins

The type of vegetable known as summer squashes and summer pumpkins that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50426200 Dried summer squashes and summer pumpkins is a Class code, but recent state and local solicitation activity shows that issuing bodies are procuring dried beans — kidney beans, black beans, pinto beans, and red beans — for institutional meal programs, correctional facilities, and child-care food service rather than the code's nominal dried squash and pumpkin scope. Georgia Correctional Industries, the State of Oregon, the Oregon Department of Corrections, the State of Illinois, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and the City of Edinburg are acquiring dried legumes in bulk quantities for kitchen operations serving hundreds of daily meals. The work involves specification compliance to USDA grading standards, triple-cleaning certification, moisture-content limits, foreign-material thresholds, palletization requirements, and delivery logistics to institutional food-distribution centers. All-inclusive pricing with freight and handling absorbed by the vendor is standard; delivery windows are tight (next-day to weekly service for child-care programs, 45-day fulfillment for correctional inventory replenishment), and food-safety documentation (FDA compliance, HACCP certification, product certifications, and nutritional labeling) is mandatory across all issuing bodies.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon, with secondary activity in Illinois. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections requesting approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans (ODOC Purchasing/Contracts Division, IFB S2910000017705, bids due June 19, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. PST) with a combined 10 percent Oregon-based business preference, the State of Oregon procurement for triple-cleaned black beans (S2910000017705, due August 21, 2026) intended for institutional use, Georgia Correctional Industries' RFQ for kidney beans in 880-bag increments (92100ERFQ0020612027, due October 9, 2026), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice multi-item cafeteria food products IFB covering proteins, dairy, grains, and vegetables across five geographic warehouse areas (304T26300CF, extended response date May 4, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. Central Time). The City of Edinburg's Child and Adult Care Food Program RFP (RFP2026-017, due August 4, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.) bundles dried beans within a broader five-category food-and-supplies scope serving approximately 400 children daily and applies a local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051.