UNSPSC 50426608: Dried crown prince squash

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

UNSPSC 50426608 Dried crown prince squash is a Commodity code. State and local governments buy this code almost exclusively as part of much larger food service procurements for schools, correctional facilities, and child nutrition programs, not as a standalone item. The recent solicitation activity shows no dedicated procurement for dried crown prince squash; instead, the code appears in aggregate food supply contracts where it may or may not be requested as one line item among hundreds. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix—Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Muscogee County School District (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), and Douglas County School System (Georgia) have all posted grocery or produce RFPs and RFQs in the past four months—alongside state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, State of Illinois, State of Georgia) and municipal child nutrition programs (City of Edinburg, Texas). The geographic concentration is strongest in the Southeast, particularly Georgia, with secondary activity in Texas, Virginia, Missouri, and the Pacific Northwest.

The sourcing pattern reflects the reality that dried squash rarely appears as a breakout line item in state and local food service contracts. Of the thirteen recent opportunities reviewed, none lists dried crown prince squash explicitly; the code is buried, if present at all, within master grocery line-item lists, CACFP meal programs, or cafeteria commodity requests that span hundreds of products. Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB (due April 27, 2026) and Rockwood R-VI School District's Child Nutrition Services Grocery Items RFQ (due April 29, 2026) represent the type of vehicle where this commodity would appear, but neither publicly itemizes dried squash in the summary descriptions. The Oregon Department of Corrections' recent dried bean procurement (ITB S2910000016233, due March 20, 2026, for 127,500 pounds of dried pinto beans at $0.43 per pound) demonstrates state demand for dried legumes, but no equivalent standalone dried squash solicitation has posted. Activity is ongoing but diffuse; vendors pursuing this code should focus on food service distributor relationships and cooperative purchasing vehicles rather than expect dedicated solicitations.