UNSPSC 50426614: Dried kabocha squash

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

UNSPSC 50426614 Dried kabocha squash is a Commodity code that captures dried specialty and staple vegetables procured by state and local food service operations, including school nutrition programs, corrections facilities, and child care agencies. The recent solicitations under this code show that state and local governments are buying dried vegetables and legumes as components of broader food supply contracts for institutional meal service. The dried kabocha squash category overlaps with procurement for dried pinto beans, dried red beans, and fresh produce in school nutrition and institutional cafeteria operations. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections, state purchasing divisions procuring on behalf of corrections systems, school districts of varying sizes, and municipal child care programs. School districts are the most frequent and consistent buyers, with multiple district-level solicitations (Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, Douglas County) seeking grocery items and produce contracts that would encompass dried vegetables. State corrections departments—particularly Oregon and Texas—also regularly solicit dried legumes and food staples for inmate meal service.

Activity is concentrated in the Southeast and Texas. The most recent representative solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections Purchasing/Contracts Division requesting approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans (ITB S2910000017140, bids due June 19, 2026); the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division, on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, issuing an IFB for cafeteria food products with approximately 382 line items including grains and staple items across five geographic areas (IFB 304T26300CF, extended response due May 4, 2026); and Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia soliciting sealed bids for a Master Grocery K-12 term contract covering direct delivery to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026). Georgia and Missouri school districts have also posted active solicitations for fresh produce and grocery items. Dried kabocha squash opportunities appear infrequently as a specific line item; the code shows stronger activity in the dried legume category (pinto beans, red beans) and broader grocery procurement that would include dried vegetables and specialty staples.