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 does not reflect significant current state and local procurement activity. Of fourteen recent opportunities tagged under this code, only one—the Oregon Department of Corrections' March 2026 solicitation for dried pinto and red beans—involves dried vegetable products materially similar to the code's nominal scope; the remaining thirteen opportunities span fresh produce procurement (apples, bananas, broccoli, carrots, peppers, tomatoes, citrus, potatoes), complete grocery and food service distribution contracts for school districts and child nutrition programs, fresh-produce-and-eggs cooperative purchasing, and facility food supply for correctional and child care settings. The mismatch between the code name and actual solicitation content suggests either inconsistent code assignment by procurement offices or that dried butternut squash represents an incidental line item within larger food service contracts rather than a standalone procurement category.

Activity is concentrated in school district and state agency food service procurement across Georgia, Texas, Missouri, Oregon, and Virginia, with school nutrition programs—particularly fresh-produce contracts—dominating the recent opportunities block. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued ITBs for dried beans in March and June 2026 (due dates March 20 and June 19, 2026), the only state-level solicitations directly addressing dried-vegetable procurement. School districts including Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Rockwood R-VI (Missouri), Muscogee County (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County (Georgia), and Douglas County (Georgia) issued IFBs and RFPs for comprehensive grocery and fresh-produce supplies between January and May 2026, with response deadlines ranging from February 18 through May 27, 2026. The City of Edinburg, Texas issued RFP 2026-017 for CACFP meal program supplies (due August 4, 2026), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicited cafeteria food products via IFB 304T-26-300CF (extended to May 4, 2026). Dried butternut squash or similar dried vegetables appear absent from published line-item detail in these solicitations, rendering this code of minimal relevance for current state and local procurement strategy.