UNSPSC 50426207: Dried delicious squash

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

UNSPSC 50426207 Dried delicious squash, a Commodity code, encompasses dried and processed specialty squash products procured by state and local governments for institutional food service programs, though recent opportunities show the code is rarely solicited in isolation and activity clusters instead around broader dried-legume and produce procurement categories. State and local governments do not appear to be actively purchasing dried delicious squash as a distinct line item; the recent opportunity block contains no solicitations targeting this specific commodity, despite substantial concurrent activity in related dried-goods categories (dried beans, fresh produce, bulk grocery items) that state nutrition programs, school districts, and institutional food services regularly procure. The limited or absent market activity under this code suggests either minimal institutional demand for dried delicious squash as a standalone product, classification misalignment between posted opportunity descriptions and assigned UNSPSC codes, or procurement of this item folded into broader multi-category food supply contracts where individual commodity codes do not appear.

Recent state and local opportunities for dried legumes and institutional food products are concentrated in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Illinois, Missouri, and Virginia, driven by school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Douglas County School System, Muscogee County School District), state corrections departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice via the Comptroller of Public Accounts), and municipal child-nutrition programs (City of Edinburg, Texas; Illinois state operations). Representative opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections solicitation for 127,500 pounds of dried pinto beans (ITB S-29100-00016233, due March 20, 2026) and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products across five geographic warehouse locations (due May 4, 2026, extended from April 21). School district grocery contracts emphasize fresh produce and multi-category bulk sourcing rather than specialty dried-squash products. Vendors pursuing activity under this code should monitor cooperative purchasing arrangements (such as the GEC Buying Cooperative in Georgia) and school nutrition programs, though the absence of recent dried-delicious-squash solicitations warrants direct outreach to institutional food-service buyers to confirm demand before allocation of business-development resources.