UNSPSC 50426616: Dried rouge vif d'etampes squash

The variety of winter squashes and winter pumpkins known as rouge vif d'etampes squash that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50426616 Dried rouge vif d'etampes squash is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific heirloom squash variety, but the recent opportunities posted under this code—spanning child nutrition programs, general grocery procurement, dried beans, and fresh produce—do not include solicitations for dried rouge vif d'etampes squash or any functionally equivalent dried squash products. The mismatch between the code's narrow scope and the diverse fresh and processed food categories appearing in the tagged opportunities suggests the code has been misapplied to these solicitations or is not actively used for actual purchasing in state and local food service operations.

The tagged opportunities themselves reflect vigorous activity in adjacent UNSPSC categories covering school nutrition, correctional facility food supply, and child care meal programs. Issuing bodies include state departments (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts/Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Oregon Department of Corrections, State of Illinois, State of Georgia), school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County), and municipal or county child nutrition programs (City of Edinburg, Texas; Douglas County Schools/GEC Buying Cooperative). Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Missouri, Virginia, and Illinois. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Comptroller's IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products to TDCJ with a due date of May 4, 2026; the Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-003 for food supply and distribution services with responses due February 18, 2026; and Fairfax County Public Schools' IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 with bids due April 27, 2026. Buyers in this space prefer firm fixed pricing, Buy American compliance, USDA grade certifications, and frequent delivery cycles.