UNSPSC 50426228: Dried zephyr squash

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

UNSPSC 50426228 Dried zephyr squash, a Commodity code, does not see active state and local procurement activity aligned with its nominal scope; recent opportunities tagged under this code instead solicit dried beans (kidney, pinto, red, and black) for institutional food service and correctional facilities, representing a clear mismatch between the code classification and actual purchasing behavior. State and local governments procure dried legumes — particularly beans — through correctional departments, state departments of corrections, city nutrition programs, and institutional food-service operations. The work involves bulk commodity purchasing with strict USDA grading and food-safety compliance, triple-cleaning specifications to remove foreign material and debris, and delivery to central warehouse or distribution points for meal preparation serving incarcerated populations, schoolchildren in CACFP programs, and other institutional populations. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections (Oregon, Georgia), state purchasing offices coordinating for statewide agencies and institutional buyers (Georgia, Texas, Illinois), city governments operating nutrition programs (Texas), and state education or food-service entities. Specifications consistently mandate FOB destination delivery, all-inclusive pricing with no separate freight or tariff charges, compliance with FDA, USDA, and HACCP standards, and deliveries in palletized or bulk increments suitable for institutional cooking.

Recent procurement activity concentrates in the Pacific Northwest and South. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued a competitive bid for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans (Solicitation S2910000017705, due June 19, 2026) under the OregonBuys system with a 10% evaluation preference for Oregon-fabricated or Oregon-headquartered vendors; the historical purchase price was $0.493 per pound as of August 2025, and the ODOC reserves the right to award to multiple responsive bidders based on lowest total price or lowest line-item pricing. The State of Georgia Correctional Industries issued an RFQ for kidney beans in increments of 880 bags with delivery included in all-inclusive pricing (Solicitation 92100ERFQ0020612027, due October 9, 2026). The Texas Comptroller on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued an IFB (Solicitation 304T-26-300CF, extended to May 4, 2026) covering approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products including dried beans among other staples across five geographic warehouse locations in Texas, with a mandatory pre-bid conference held March 26, 2026. The City of Edinburg, Texas, solicited food and nonfood items for a CACFP meal program serving 400 children daily (RFP 2026-017, due August 4, 2026) with a local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051 for bids within 5% of the lowest price. Contract values, specific quantities, and incumbent vendors are disclosed inconsistently across solicitations; the source does not support inference of market concentration or forward procurement intent beyond posted opportunities.