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, Commodity tier, does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities posted under or near this code name procurement for dried beans — kidney beans, black beans, and pinto and red beans — and broader institutional food supply contracts, not squash or gourd products. The mismatch between the nominal code scope and the actual solicitation content suggests either inconsistent tagging by issuing offices or that this code sits within a larger dried-produce family that captures multiple commodity types without tight category definition.

The issuing bodies soliciting dried beans and related food products span state correctional and education agencies (Georgia Correctional Industries, Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice via the Comptroller's office), municipal governments (City of Edinburg, Texas for a Child and Adult Care Food Program), and state purchasing offices (Georgia State Purchasing, State of Oregon, State of Illinois). Recent opportunities include Georgia Correctional Industries requesting kidney beans in 880-bag increments (RFQ, response due October 9, 2026), Oregon Department of Corrections procuring approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans triple-cleaned and palletized (IFB, due June 19, 2026 at $0.493 per pound historically), the State of Oregon requesting dried black beans triple-cleaned for institutional meal preparation (IFB, due August 21, 2026), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issuing a broad invitation for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products across five distribution points (IFB, extended response due May 4, 2026). The City of Edinburg CACFP meal program solicited food and nonfood items for 400 children daily with a local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051 (RFP, due August 4, 2026). Buyers are concentrated in the South and Pacific Northwest, with activity visible in Georgia, Texas, Oregon, and Illinois; Oregon and Texas show the heaviest recent volume.