UNSPSC 50426602: Dried atlantic giant squash

The variety of winter squashes and winter pumpkins known as atlantic giant squash that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50426602 Dried atlantic giant squash (Commodity) does not reflect the actual procurement activity tagged under this code. Recent state and local opportunities posted under this commodity code solicited dried beans—kidney beans, black beans, and pinto and red beans—for institutional food service, correctional facilities, and child nutrition programs, not squash. The code shows activity from state correctional agencies, state departments of corrections, and municipal child-nutrition programs procuring commodity-grade dried legumes in bulk for institutional meal preparation, with specifications aligned to USDA grading standards and food-safety compliance.

Recent solicitations span Georgia, Oregon, Illinois, and Texas. Georgia Correctional Industries issued an RFQ (92100ERFQ0020612027, due October 9, 2026) for kidney beans in 880-bag increments with all-inclusive delivery pricing and strict specification-sheet compliance requirements. The Oregon Department of Corrections solicited approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans (S2910000017140, due June 19, 2026) with a 10% Oregon-preference evaluation credit, triple-cleaned beans graded U.S. No. 2 or better, palletized delivery to Salem within 45 days, and a historical benchmark price of $0.493 per pound from incumbent Intersect USA. The City of Edinburg, Texas, issued RFP2026017 for a Child and Adult Care Food Program covering five supply categories including dried food products for 400 children daily (due August 4, 2026), with local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051 and evaluation weighted to cost (30%), qualifications (25%), technical approach (25%), and menu quality (20%). The Texas Comptroller, on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF (extended to May 4, 2026) for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products across five geographic warehouse locations, including dried beans and other staples with FOB Destination pricing and a 1.5 percent SmartBuy administrative fee. The code shows limited recent activity and a substantive mismatch between the nominal commodity name and the work actually being procured.