UNSPSC 50426600: Dried winter squashes and winter pumpkins

The type of vegetable known as winter squashes and winter pumpkins that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50426600 Dried winter squashes and winter pumpkins is a Class code that covers procurement of dried pumpkin and squash products for institutional food service, though recent state and local activity shows limited direct solicitations under this specific commodity code. School districts, state corrections departments, and municipal child nutrition programs are the primary issuing bodies, but the available recent opportunities reveal that dried squash and pumpkin purchasing typically occurs as line items within broader food service and grocery procurement RFPs rather than as standalone solicitations. The City of Edinburg, Texas issued RFP 2026-017 for CACFP meal program supplies in July 2026, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice procured approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products via IFB 304T-26-300CF in May 2026; while neither solicitation explicitly itemizes dried squash or pumpkin as a discrete line, institutional food service contracts of this scale routinely include dried produce staples. Oregon Department of Corrections issued two separate ITBs for dried beans (S2910000016233 in March 2026 for 127,500 pounds of pinto beans, and S2910000017140 in June 2026 for 42,500 pounds of mixed dried beans) that demonstrate active state purchasing of shelf-stable dried legumes and vegetables for correctional facilities, suggesting parallel demand for dried squash and pumpkin products across similar institutional customers.

Activity under this code concentrates in school district child nutrition programs and state corrections departments across Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Virginia, Missouri, and Illinois. Fairfax County Public Schools issued IFB 2000004323 in April 2026 for Master Grocery K-12 requiring bidders to supply 76+ items to 45 schools plus distribution kitchens, with weekly deliveries and one-year contract terms; Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) solicited bids for over 900 grocery line items in March 2026 under child nutrition services for the 2026-27 school year; and the Douglas County School System in Georgia issued RFP SN 26-004 in February 2026 through the GEC Buying Cooperative covering fresh produce and eggs with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million across 18 districts. The Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois state procurement for IVHQ food orders, Georgia's Food Supplies procurement, and Texas state purchasing all show recurring institutional demand for shelf-stable food products. Opportunities typically weight cost at 30–50 percent of evaluation and require firm fixed pricing, FOB destination delivery, USDA compliance, and insurance minimums of $1–2 million general liability. Bid cycles cluster in February–May for school district 2026-27 contract years and year-round for correctional facilities.