UNSPSC 50426216: Dried orangetti squash

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

UNSPSC 50426216 Dried orangetti squash, a Commodity code, addresses a narrow product category with minimal recent state and local procurement activity. The code represents specialty dried squash products used in institutional food service, but recent state and local solicitations show no direct demand for dried orangetti squash specifically. Instead, the opportunities tagged to this code involve broader food service procurement—school nutrition programs, correctional facility cafeterias, and child care food programs—where dried squash would represent one line item among hundreds spanning proteins, grains, produce, dairy, and prepared foods. The few state and local bodies soliciting under or near this code include school districts (Rockwood R-VI in Missouri, Fairfax County in Virginia, Muscogee County and Savannah-Chatham County in Georgia, and Douglas County in Georgia), a state correctional department (Oregon Department of Corrections), state procurement offices (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on behalf of TDCJ, State of Illinois, State of Georgia), a municipal child care program (City of Edinburg, Texas), and county school systems. These entities purchase food through IFBs, RFPs, and ITBs, typically on annual or multi-year terms with firm fixed pricing.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and Southwest. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued an IFB (304T-26-300CF) for cafeteria food products with a May 4, 2026 response deadline, covering approximately 382 line items across proteins, dairy, grains, and staple items to multiple warehouse locations—a representative institutional food procurement with no isolated dried squash line. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued two ITBs (S2910000016233 in March 2026 and S2910000017140 in June 2026) for dried pinto and red beans, reflecting state demand for shelf-stable dried goods in correctional settings but not dried squash. Multiple Georgia school districts—Douglas County (RFP SN 26-004 in February 2026 for fresh produce and eggs; RFP SN 26-003 in January 2026 for food supply and distribution), Muscogee County (ITB 26-017 in March 2026 for produce), and Savannah-Chatham County (Bid 26-34 in March 2026 for fresh produce)—solicit produce and staple foods. Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia posted IFB 2000004323 on April 6, 2026 for master grocery K-12 supplies. The City of Edinburg, Texas issued RFP 2026-017 on July 16, 2026 for CACFP meal program supplies. No recent solicitation identified in this data set specifically names dried orangetti squash as a line item or requirement, suggesting minimal current procurement activity for this product at the state and local level.