UNSPSC 50426229: Dried zucchini squash

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

UNSPSC 50426229 Dried zucchini squash is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under it do not reflect dried zucchini procurement. Instead, the code shows activity for dried beans — kidney beans, black beans, and pinto and red beans — purchased by correctional facilities, state food-service programs, and child care meal providers. These solicitations reveal that state and local governments buy dried legumes in bulk for institutional kitchens, serving inmate populations, school and care-facility meal programs, and state agency dining operations, with suppliers expected to deliver palletized, triple-cleaned product meeting USDA grade standards and food-safety compliance requirements including FDA and HACCP certification. Issuing bodies include state correctional departments (Georgia Correctional Industries, Oregon Department of Corrections), state criminal-justice purchasing on behalf of detention and correctional systems (Texas Department of Criminal Justice through the Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division), and municipal or state agencies administering child and adult care food programs (City of Edinburg, Texas). The code shows no repeat buyers in the recent activity block; procurement appears to be episodic and driven by annual or quarterly replenishment cycles.

Recent activity clusters in the Southwest and Pacific Northwest. The State of Oregon Department of Corrections solicited approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans (IFB S2910000017705, due June 19, 2026, with a historical bid price of $0.493 per pound) and separately for dried black beans triple-cleaned to USDA standards (S2910000017705, due August 21, 2026). The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, procured through the Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products spanning multiple line items including dried beans across five TDCJ warehouse locations, with responses due May 4, 2026 (extended via Addendum No. 2). Georgia Correctional Industries posted RFQ 92100ERFQ0020612027 for kidney beans in increments of 880 bags (due October 9, 2026), and the City of Edinburg, Texas, included dried beans and legumes as part of a broader CACFP meal-program procurement (RFP 2026-017, due August 4, 2026) serving approximately 400 children daily with local-vendor preference applied under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051. All three solicitations specify triple-cleaned product, compliance with USDA or state food-safety standards, and FOB delivery with all freight and handling included in bid pricing.