UNSPSC 50436217: Dried organic pattypan squash

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

UNSPSC 50436217 Dried organic pattypan squash is a Commodity code, but state and local governments soliciting under it are actually buying a much broader range of dried beans and institutional food products — kidney beans, black beans, pinto and red beans, and cafeteria staples for correctional facilities, child nutrition programs, and state agencies. The issuing bodies span state departments (Georgia Correctional Industries, Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois, the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice), municipalities (City of Edinburg, Texas), and state agency procurement offices. The work being solicited is bulk institutional food procurement for meal programs, with delivery specifications, USDA grading compliance, packaging standards, and all-inclusive pricing that incorporates transportation and fuel surcharges. Specifications emphasize triple-cleaned beans, specific defect thresholds, moisture-content limits, shelf-life minimums, and FDA or HACCP compliance; contracts typically run one to two years with optional renewals.

Recent opportunities cluster in the South and West. Georgia Correctional Industries issued an RFQ on October 2, 2026 (due October 9) for kidney beans in 880-bag increments with all-inclusive delivery pricing. Oregon Department of Corrections posted a bid on June 5, 2026 (due June 19) for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans with a combined 10% evaluation preference for Oregon-based fabrication and headquarters, FOB destination to Salem within 45 days, and a historical price of $0.493 per pound. The State of Oregon issued a separate bid on August 7, 2026 (due August 21) for triple-cleaned dried black beans meeting USDA grading standards for institutional use. The City of Edinburg, Texas, issued an RFP on August 11, 2026 (due August 4) for a Child and Adult Care Food Program covering five supply categories including proteins, fruits, vegetables, and beverages for 400 children daily, with a local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051 for bids within 5% of the lowest price. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, issued an IFB (304T-26-300CF) extended to May 4, 2026, for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products (proteins, dairy, grains, canned and fresh vegetables) with FOB Destination to six TDCJ distribution points across Texas and a contract term through August 31, 2027 plus two optional one-year renewals.