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 (Commodity) shows limited direct recent activity in state and local procurement. The code nominally describes a specific dried vegetable product, but the recent opportunities posted under this code do not reflect dried carnival squash procurement—instead, they span broader food service supply solicitations for schools, corrections departments, and child nutrition programs that encompass dried beans, fresh produce, canned goods, proteins, dairy, and miscellaneous grocery items. The mismatch between the code's narrow commodity definition and the scope of actual solicitations tagged to it suggests either miscoding in the source records or that dried carnival squash represents one line item within much larger food supply contracts rather than a standalone procurement focus. School districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI in Missouri, Muscogee County and Savannah-Chatham in Georgia, and Douglas County in Georgia) and state corrections departments (Oregon Department of Corrections and Texas Department of Criminal Justice) comprise the primary issuing bodies, with some solicitations reaching across multi-district cooperative purchasing vehicles.

Geographic activity centers on Georgia (multiple school district produce and food supply RFPs and ITBs), Texas (City of Edinburg CACFP meal program RFP, TDCJ cafeteria food products IFB), Missouri (Rockwood school nutrition grocery items bid), and Oregon (ODOC dried beans ITBs), with Illinois and Virginia represented by single procurements. Recent representative opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S2910000016233 for approximately 127,500 pounds of dried pinto beans due March 20, 2026; the City of Edinburg, Texas RFP 2026-017 for CACFP meal program food and nonfood items including proteins, produce, and beverages due August 4, 2026; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products across 382 line items due May 4, 2026; and the Fairfax County Public Schools IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 supplies to 52 school locations due April 27, 2026. Solicitations emphasize firm fixed pricing, multiple weekly or daily deliveries, USDA compliance and grade standards, and Buy American Act adherence, with contract terms typically running one to two years with renewal options.