UNSPSC 50426609: Dried curcibita squash

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

UNSPSC 50426609 Dried curcibita squash, a Commodity code, reflects what state and local governments procure for institutional food service—fresh and shelf-stable produce items supporting child nutrition programs, correctional facilities, school districts, and municipal meal services. Recent solicitations reveal that dried squash appears as a line item within broader food-supply procurement rather than as a standalone commodity; the code's nominal scope encompasses dried winter squash products meeting USDA grade and food-safety standards, with triple-cleaning, shelf-life certification, and compliance with FDA and HACCP requirements common across institutional buyers. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code span school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Muscogee County and Savannah-Chatham County in Georgia, Rockwood R-VI in Missouri, Douglas County in Georgia), state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Human Services, Georgia and Texas state agencies), and municipal nutrition programs (City of Edinburg, Texas CACFP meal service). Repeat institutional buyers dominate this commodity space—state correctional systems and K–12 school districts appear multiple times in recent activity, signaling steady baseline demand for bulk dried and fresh produce items.

Activity concentrates in the South and Midwest, with recent opportunities posted from Texas (City of Edinburg CACFP RFP due August 4, 2026; Texas TDCJ IFB 304T-26-300CF extended to May 4, 2026), Georgia (multiple school district RFPs and ITBs throughout February through May 2026), Oregon (ODOC dried pinto and red beans ITB due June 19, 2026, and prior dried pinto ITB due March 20, 2026), Missouri (Rockwood School District grocery items IFB due April 29, 2026), Illinois (quarterly food order solicitation due June 26, 2026), and Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools Master Grocery K-12 IFB due April 27, 2026). Most recent solicitations frame produce and dried goods procurement as multi-line-item bundles within larger food-service contracts rather than single-commodity awards; dried squash, when specified, appears alongside beans, fresh vegetables, and staple proteins. Institutional buyers emphasize firm fixed pricing over 12-month contract terms, FOB destination delivery with prepaid freight, USDA grade compliance, and shelf-life minimums (typically 9 months to 1 year remaining at delivery). No recent solicitation identified in the dataset names dried curcibita squash explicitly as a primary line item, suggesting the code's activity level is sparse or embedded within broader produce and grocery categories that dominate state and local procurement in this commodity family.