UNSPSC 50426606: Dried carnival squash

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

UNSPSC 50426606 Dried carnival squash is a Commodity code that in practice procures dried legumes and staple food products for institutional meal service — the recent state and local opportunities show agencies buying dried black beans, pinto beans, red beans, and kidney beans for correctional facilities, child and adult care food programs, and state food-service operations rather than carnival squash itself. State departments of corrections, state purchasing offices on behalf of criminal justice systems, and municipal child-care agencies dominate recent solicitation activity. Georgia Correctional Industries, the Oregon Department of Corrections, the State of Georgia purchasing office, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice each posted dried-bean solicitations between May and October 2026, with response deadlines ranging from mid-June through mid-October 2026.

Geographic activity centers on the Southeast and West: Oregon posted two dried-bean solicitations (pinto and red beans due June 19, 2026, and black beans due August 21, 2026, both through OregonBuys), Georgia Correctional Industries solicited kidney beans with bids due October 9, 2026, and the Texas Comptroller issued an Invitation for Bid covering approximately 382 food-product line items including staple proteins and grains to TDCJ warehouses across five geographic areas with the extended response deadline of May 4, 2026. The City of Edinburg, Texas, and the State of Illinois also posted food-supply solicitations in the same period. The Oregon Department of Corrections procurement noted a historical purchase price of $0.493 per pound from incumbent Intersect USA as of August 2025, and Oregon applies a combined 10% evaluation preference for goods fabricated or processed entirely in Oregon and for in-state headquarters. Deliveries are typically required FOB destination or with all-inclusive freight, on daily or weekly schedules for child-care programs and on palletized bulk terms for correctional facilities, with triple-cleaned beans meeting U.S. No. 2 or better grades and FDA, USDA, and HACCP compliance standards.