UNSPSC 50436202: Dried organic butternut squash

The variety of organic summer squashes and summer pumpkins known as organic butternut squash that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50436202 Dried organic butternut squash is a Commodity code that state and local governments purchase primarily for institutional food service — correctional facilities, child care programs, and educational institutions buying dried legumes and bulk food staples for meal preparation. The recent opportunities posted under this code actually span dried beans (kidney, black, pinto, and red), not butternut squash; state purchasing systems appear to tag legume and dried-vegetable procurement under a single code family regardless of specific product type. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections and purchasing divisions (Georgia, Oregon, Illinois), state procurement offices acting on behalf of criminal-justice agencies, city governments managing child and adult care food programs, and facilities purchasing through state cooperative arrangements. The scope of work involves bulk procurement of triple-cleaned, USDA-graded dried beans meeting food-safety standards (FDA, USDA, HACCP, Good Manufacturing Practice compliance) for high-volume institutional cooking, with specifications typically calling for specific grades (U.S. No. 2 or better), moisture-content limits, foreign-material thresholds, and palletized FOB-destination delivery to state distribution centers or direct to meal-service sites.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, Oregon, and Texas. The Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC) issued a June 2026 IFB for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans with a June 19, 2026 due date, applying a combined 10% evaluation preference (5% for Oregon-processed goods, 5% for Oregon-headquartered vendors), with a historical incumbent price of $0.493 per pound and palletized delivery required within 45 days to Salem. Georgia Correctional Industries posted an RFQ (92100ERFQ0020612027) in October 2026 for kidney beans in increments of 880 bags with all-inclusive delivery pricing due October 9, 2026. The State of Oregon issued a separate bid solicitation (S2910000017705) in August 2026 for triple-cleaned dried black beans due August 21, 2026 for statewide institutional use. The City of Edinburg, Texas, solicited food and nonfood items for a Child and Adult Care Food Program in August 2026, covering beverages, paper goods, food products (including proteins and vegetables), janitorial supplies, and nonfood items with daily delivery required before noon and a local-vendor preference of 5% under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, procured through the Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division, issued an IFB (304T26300CF) in May 2026 for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products across multiple categories with an extended May 4, 2026 response deadline and delivery to six TDCJ distribution points across Texas.