UNSPSC 50426208: Dried early golden summer crookneck squash

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

UNSPSC 50426208 Dried early golden summer crookneck squash is a Commodity code with minimal recent state and local procurement activity directly matching this specific dried produce item. The recent opportunities in the source—a Texas CACFP meal program RFP, Illinois quarterly food orders, Oregon pinto and red bean procurements, Georgia food supply solicitations, Texas Department of Criminal Justice cafeteria food products, fresh-produce and egg purchases by school districts across Georgia, Missouri, and South Carolina, and a multi-school-district food service distribution RFP—reflect broad food and grocery procurement by state agencies, school districts, and child nutrition programs. None of the solicitations name dried early golden summer crookneck squash as a line item or specification. State and local food procurement under related codes spans school nutrition programs, corrections facility meal services, child and adult care food programs, and general grocery supply, with issuing bodies including state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice via the Comptroller's office, State of Georgia, State of Illinois), large urban and suburban school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Muscogee County School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Rockwood School District, Douglas County School System), and municipalities (City of Edinburg, Texas).

Geographic concentration in recent activity is heaviest in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Oregon, Missouri, Virginia, and Illinois. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products to TDCJ warehouse locations (response due May 4, 2026, extended via addendum), Fairfax County Public Schools IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 (response due April 27, 2026), the Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-003 for Food Supply and Distribution Services across 32 schools with approximately $9,000,000 estimated annual expenditure (proposals due February 18, 2026), and the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00016233 for approximately 127,500 pounds of dried pinto beans (bids due March 20, 2026). Dried squash varieties do not appear as distinct line items in these procurements; vendors pursuing this Commodity code should monitor school nutrition and institutional food service RFPs and IFBs for inclusion in broader vegetable or prepared-produce categories or specialty produce specifications.