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, reflects limited actual procurement activity aligned with its nominal scope. Recent state and local opportunities show that this code is tagged inconsistently across food-service solicitations that span broad grocery and produce categories rather than dried zephyr squash specifically. The issuing bodies soliciting under related food-supply codes include school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI in Missouri, Muscogee County and Savannah-Chatham County in Georgia, Douglas County in Georgia), state corrections departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), city governments (City of Edinburg, Texas), and state procurement offices (Illinois, Georgia). School nutrition programs and institutional food service dominate the activity, with contracts covering hundreds of line items spanning proteins, dairy, grains, fresh produce, and prepared items rather than specialty dried vegetables.

Geographic concentration appears strongest in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Oregon, Missouri, Virginia, and Illinois. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Edinburg's CACFP Meal Program RFP (due August 4, 2026) covering five supply categories for 400 children daily under a local-vendor preference; Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB (due April 27, 2026) establishing grocery supply to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens; the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for 127,500 pounds of dried pinto beans (due March 20, 2026) at U.S. No. 2 or better grade; and the Douglas County School System's RFP for food supply and distribution serving 32,000 meals daily across 32 schools with an estimated annual expenditure of $9,000,000. No recent solicitation specifically names dried zephyr squash as a line item; the code's recent activity does not align cleanly with the commodity's nominal scope, suggesting minimal current procurement volume for this particular product.