UNSPSC 50426203: Dried costata romanesca squash

The variety of summer squashes and summer pumpkins known as costata romanesca squash that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50426203 Dried costata romanesca squash, a Commodity code, does not see meaningful recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally covers a specific dried squash variety, but the recent opportunities tagged under it reflect general institutional dried-vegetable and legume procurement — kidney beans, black beans, pinto and red beans, and mixed food supplies — rather than costata romanesca squash specifically. State and local bodies soliciting under this code include the Georgia Department of Corrections, the Oregon Department of Corrections, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (through the State Comptroller's office), the City of Edinburg Texas, and the State of Illinois, alongside the State of Georgia. The geographic spread spans Georgia, Oregon, Texas, and Illinois, with most activity clustered around institutional food service for correctional facilities and child care programs.

Representative recent opportunities show the actual procurement pattern. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued an IFB (S2910000017140, due June 19, 2026) for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans meeting U.S. No. 2 grade standards, triple-cleaned and palletized FOB destination to Salem, Oregon, with a historical price of $0.493 per pound and a 10 percent Oregon-resident preference applied for evaluation. The State of Georgia solicited food and supplies (PE55645NONST2026000000009, due June 22, 2026) through a competitive bid process for correctional and institutional use. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued IFB 304T-26-300CF (extended due date May 4, 2026) for cafeteria food products across multiple warehouse locations, encompassing 382 line items of proteins, grains, dairy, and produce with USDA grade requirements and FOB Destination terms to six distribution points across Texas. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope (costata romanesca squash) and the actual institutional legume and bulk food procurement suggests the code is being used as a catch-all for dried institutional vegetables and pulses rather than for the specific product the taxonomy names.