UNSPSC 50426215: Dried miniature squash

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

UNSPSC 50426215 Dried miniature squash is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under it reveal a significant mismatch: the code does not appear in actual buying activity. Instead, state and local procurement offices have tagged dried bean products—kidney beans, black beans, pinto and red beans—and broader food-service solicitations under this squash designation. When the nominal code scope diverges this sharply from live solicitation practice, the code signals little relevant procurement activity for vendors in the dried-miniature-squash category itself. The opportunities actually being posted span institutional food procurement for correctional facilities, state educational systems, and child-care meal programs, but they are being sourced for legumes and multi-category food supplies rather than squash products.

The issuing bodies driving recent activity include the Georgia Department of Corrections Industries, the Oregon Department of Corrections, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts), the State of Illinois, and the City of Edinburg, Texas. Georgia, Oregon, and Texas show the heaviest recent posting volume. Representative opportunities include Georgia Correctional Industries' RFQ (Solicitation 92100ERFQ0020612027, due October 9, 2026) for kidney beans in increments of 880 bags; the Oregon Department of Corrections' IFB (S2910000017140, due June 19, 2026) for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans at $0.493 per pound historically; and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's IFB (304T26300CF, extended to May 4, 2026) for cafeteria food products spanning 382 line items across proteins, dairy, grains, and produce for multiple warehouse locations. If your firm supplies dried miniature squash for institutional consumption, this code's recent posting activity does not reflect procurement demand—monitor alternative UNSPSC classifications or direct outreach to state purchasing offices to identify where dried-squash buying actually occurs.