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, comprises specialty dried vegetables procured by state corrections agencies, school nutrition programs, and child-care food service providers for bulk meal preparation. Recent state and local solicitations under this code span general dried-bean and produce procurement for correctional facilities, school districts, and child nutrition programs, though the source shows no procurement specifically restricted to dried costata romanesca. The code captures a narrow product line within the broader dried-vegetable category, with activity concentrated among institutional food service buyers—primarily state departments of corrections, K-12 school districts, and child nutrition services—that source dried legumes and specialty vegetables as cost-effective staple ingredients for high-volume meal programs serving incarcerated individuals, students, and children in care settings.

State corrections departments and school districts across Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Missouri, and Virginia have posted sealed bids and invitations for bid covering dried beans and fresh produce in recent months. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued two separate invitations to bid in March 2026 and June 2026 for dried pinto beans (approximately 42,500 and 127,500 pounds respectively, due March 20 and June 19, 2026); the Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicited cafeteria food products including dried staples via IFB No. 304T-26-300CF (response extended to May 4, 2026); and the Douglas County School System in Georgia issued RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs through a cooperative buying vehicle with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One (due March 4, 2026). School districts in Fairfax County, Virginia; Rockwood R-VI, Missouri; Muscogee County, Georgia; and Savannah-Chatham County, Georgia, have each posted master grocery or produce procurement solicitations for 2026–2027 school years. The City of Edinburg, Texas, posted an RFP for CACFP meal program supplies (due August 4, 2026). Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast (Georgia school districts, Oregon corrections) and Texas, with secondary activity in Missouri and Virginia. The source does not identify recent opportunities expressly for dried costata romanesca squash; activity reflects dried pinto and red beans, general produce, and broad food-supply contracts into which this specialty item might be embedded as a line item.