UNSPSC 50426618: Dried valenciano squash

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

UNSPSC 50426618 Dried valenciano squash is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure dried and processed vegetables through this code to support institutional food service operations, particularly child nutrition and correctional facility feeding programs. Recent solicitations show purchasing bodies acquiring dried legumes and fresh produce as components of comprehensive grocery supply contracts, though the recent opportunities provided do not include a specific isolated solicitation for dried valenciano squash itself. The mix of issuing bodies is heavily weighted toward school districts—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)—alongside state correctional departments, state education agencies, and municipal bodies operating child nutrition programs. The City of Edinburg, Texas, solicited comprehensive CACFP meal supplies including proteins, dairy, breads, fruits, and vegetables in RFP 2026-017 (due August 4, 2026), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (via the Texas Comptroller) issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products spanning 382 line items including canned and fresh vegetables (response extended to May 4, 2026). The Oregon Department of Corrections issued two separate invitations for dried pinto and red beans—ITB S-29100-00016233 in March 2026 and ITB S2910000017140 in June 2026—indicating recurring demand for dried legumes in correctional food service.

Geographic concentration appears strongest in Georgia and Texas, with additional activity in Oregon, Missouri, and Virginia. Georgia school districts (Douglas County, Muscogee County, and Savannah-Chatham County) collectively represent seven recent solicitations focused on fresh produce and general grocery supply, often issued through cooperative purchasing vehicles such as the GEC Buying Cooperative. Texas activity spans both state corrections (TDCJ) and municipal child nutrition (City of Edinburg). The Oregon Department of Corrections has posted multiple dried-bean solicitations within the past four months, suggesting institutional use of preserved vegetables for correctional meal service. School nutrition programs consistently solicit fresh produce, dairy, grains, and proteins on annual cycles (typically July 1 through June 30 contract years) with responses due in spring months; state and local corrections departments procure dried and canned goods with irregular, needs-driven timing. No recent opportunities in the block are exclusively or prominently for dried valenciano squash, which narrows activity visibility under this specific commodity code, though the broader dried-vegetable and legume procurement under related codes (fresh produce, general groceries, and specialty food items) drives consistent year-round demand across school nutrition, corrections, and child care food programs in the South and Pacific Northwest.