UNSPSC 50426204: Dried crookneck squash

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

UNSPSC 50426204 Dried crookneck squash is a Commodity code that covers dried legumes and vegetables for institutional food service, though recent state and local solicitations under this code show no procurement activity for crookneck squash specifically. Instead, state and local buyers are using the code—or codes near it—to procure dried beans in bulk for correctional facilities, child care meal programs, and other institutional kitchens. The work entails sourcing triple-cleaned, USDA-graded dried legumes (primarily pinto, red, and black beans, and kidney beans) in quantities ranging from hundreds of bags to tens of thousands of pounds, with delivery to centralized distribution points or direct to meal-service sites. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections (Oregon, Georgia, Illinois) and state purchasing offices on behalf of institutional users such as correctional industries and child care food programs. All specifications emphasize compliance with USDA grading, FDA food-safety standards, HACCP protocols, and institutional meal-preparation requirements; suppliers must deliver product suitable for bulk cooking and commit to all-inclusive pricing with no separate freight or fuel charges reimbursable by the buyer.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and Pacific Northwest. The Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC) issued a bid for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans with bids due June 19, 2026 (IFB S2910000017705), offering a combined 10 percent evaluation preference for goods fabricated or processed in Oregon and bidders headquartered there. Georgia Correctional Industries solicited kidney beans in increments of 880 bags with responses due October 9, 2026 (RFQ 92100ERFQ0020612027), requiring electronic PDF submission and precise specification-sheet completion with no shorthand or compliance marks. The State of Oregon also solicited dried black beans, triple-cleaned, due August 21, 2026 (IFB S2910000017140). The City of Edinburg, Texas, issued RFP 2026-017 for a Child and Adult Care Food Program meal supply covering five categories including dried proteins and staples for 400 children daily, with local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051 (proposals due August 4, 2026). Illinois and Georgia issued broader institutional food-supply RFQs covering weekly and quarterly orders that may span dried legumes among other items but lack specific vegetable-commodity detail in the available summaries.