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, does not reflect the work state and local governments are actually buying under this classification based on recent solicitations. The code nominally identifies a specific produce item, yet recent state and local opportunities posted under this code solicit dried beans (kidney beans, pinto beans, red beans, and black beans), institutional food service supplies, cafeteria products, and bulk food fulfillment for correctional facilities, schools, and child care programs—none of which are orangetti squash. State and local issuing bodies using this code include Georgia Correctional Industries, the Oregon Department of Corrections, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (via the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division), the State of Illinois, the City of Edinburg Texas, and the State of Georgia. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual procurement activity suggests either a systematic tagging error or that the code has been repurposed to capture institutional dried-legume and food-service procurement more broadly.

The recent opportunities show activity concentrated in Georgia, Oregon, Texas, and Illinois, with dried beans representing the largest category of solicitations. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued a bid on June 5, 2026, for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans (triple-cleaned, U.S. No. 2 or better grade) with a due date of June 19, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time, with a combined 10% Oregon-preference evaluation applied; the historical incumbent price was $0.493 per pound. Georgia Correctional Industries posted an RFQ (Solicitation 92100ERFQ0020612027) on October 2, 2026, requesting kidney beans in 880-bag increments with delivery included in bid pricing, due October 9, 2026. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued an IFB for cafeteria food products spanning 382 line items across multiple TDCJ warehouse locations, with responses due May 4, 2026 (extended via Addendum No. 2); the initial contract term runs through August 31, 2027, with two optional one-year renewals. The City of Edinburg, Texas, issued RFP 2026-017 on August 11, 2026, for Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) meal service items (beverages, paper goods, food products, janitorial supplies, nonfood products) for approximately 400 children daily over a 9-month school year, with a local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051. The code shows consistent activity in correctional and institutional food procurement but does not substantiate purchasing of orangetti squash specifically.