UNSPSC 50426211: Dried jack be little squash

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

UNSPSC 50426211 Dried jack be little squash, a Commodity code, shows little relevant recent activity under its nominal scope. The recent opportunities posted under this code actually solicit dried beans of other varieties—kidney beans, black beans, pinto and red beans—and broader food-supply contracts for institutional meal programs, not jack be little squash or close botanical equivalents. The mismatch between the code's stated commodity and the work actually being tagged and solicited under it suggests either a cataloging error in the state and local procurement systems using this code or a code that state agencies have repurposed for general dried-legume procurement without updating the UNSPSC taxonomy reference.

State and local issuing bodies—including correctional agencies (Georgia Correctional Industries, Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), education and nutrition programs (City of Edinburg Child and Adult Care Food Program), and a statewide procurement division (Oregon)—are soliciting dried beans and food staples for institutional meal service and bulk kitchen use. Representative recent opportunities include Georgia Correctional Industries' RFQ for kidney beans (92100ERFQ0020612027, due October 9, 2026), the City of Edinburg's RFP for CACFP meal program food and nonfood items (RFP2026017, due August 4, 2026), the Oregon Department of Corrections' invitation for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans (S2910000017140, due June 19, 2026), and the Texas Comptroller's IFB on behalf of TDCJ for cafeteria food products across five geographic areas (304T26300CF, due May 4, 2026, extended via addendum). Activity is distributed across Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Illinois, and other states, with correctional and nutrition-service programs as the primary buyers. Bidders should treat this code as a mislabeled or repurposed taxonomy marker for dried-legume and institutional-food procurement rather than a reliable guide to scope, and verify the actual commodity needed in each solicitation before responding.