UNSPSC 50436205: Dried organic cucuzza squash

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

UNSPSC 50436205 Dried organic cucuzza squash (Commodity) does not appear in recent state and local procurement activity. The most-recent opportunities block contains no solicitations for dried organic cucuzza squash or closely related dried squash products; instead, the recent postings feature dried beans (kidney beans, pinto and red beans, and black beans), fresh and frozen institutional food products for correctional facilities and child-care meal programs, and broad cafeteria and kitchen supply categories. The code's nominal scope — a specialty dried squash variety — does not align with the activity actually being solicited under related dried-goods and institutional-food codes in the state and local market today.

State and local procurement offices soliciting dried legumes and institutional food supplies show active demand in Georgia, Oregon, Texas, and Illinois through mixed issuing bodies including state correctional departments, state purchasing offices, and municipal food-service programs. Recent representative opportunities include the Georgia Correctional Industries IFB for kidney beans due October 9, 2026 (Solicitation 92100ERFQ0020612027) with deliveries in 880-bag increments, the Oregon Department of Corrections bid for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans due June 19, 2026 (S2910000017705) with Oregon-source and Oregon-headquartered-bidder preferences totaling 10%, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice IFB for cafeteria food products spanning 382 line items across proteins, dairy, grains, and produce due May 4, 2026 (304T26300CF) with responses submitted to the Statewide Procurement Division in Austin. These opportunities demonstrate established demand for bulk dried proteins and institutional food supplies rather than specialty dried vegetables, suggesting that vendors in the dried-squash category would benefit from monitoring related food-supply codes with broader commodity scope.