UNSPSC 50436226: Dried organic yellow bush scallop squash

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

UNSPSC 50436226 Dried organic yellow bush scallop squash is a Commodity code that nominally names a single produce item, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code show little alignment with that scope. The recent solicitations instead cover dried beans of various kinds—kidney beans, black beans, and pinto and red beans—procured for institutional food service in correctional facilities, child care programs, and state agencies. These purchases are large-volume, bulk commodity acquisitions intended for meal preparation and distribution to incarcerated populations, school-age children, and other institutional beneficiaries. State and local governments buying under this code are primarily correctional departments, state purchasing offices, and municipal child care authorities. Georgia Correctional Industries, the Oregon Department of Corrections, the State of Georgia purchasing division, the State of Illinois, the City of Edinburg Texas, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division) are the issuing bodies represented in recent activity. The work involves sourcing products that meet USDA grading standards, food-safety compliance (FDA, HACCP, Good Manufacturing Practice), and bulk delivery requirements with palletization and specific packaging specifications.

Recent activity concentrates in the South and Pacific Northwest. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued a bid on June 5, 2026 for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans with a response deadline of June 19, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time, offering a combined 10 percent evaluation preference for goods fabricated or processed in Oregon and bidders headquartered in Oregon; delivery is FOB destination to the ODOC Central Distribution Center in Salem within 45 days of purchase order receipt, with the historical price at $0.493 per pound as of August 2025. Georgia Correctional Industries issued an RFQ (92100ERFQ0020612027) on October 2, 2026 for kidney beans in increments of 880 bags, with responses due October 9, 2026, requiring all-inclusive delivery pricing and strict specification compliance without shorthand language in bid responses. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Statewide Procurement Division, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF in May 2026 for cafeteria food products spanning approximately 382 line items across multiple food categories for delivery to six TDCJ distribution points; the original April 21, 2026 response deadline was extended via Addendum No. 2 to May 4, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. Central Time. The City of Edinburg, Texas posted RFP 2026-017 on August 11, 2026 for a Child and Adult Care Food Program meal service supporting approximately 400 children ages 1-18 daily, with a local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051 awarding preference to City of Edinburg vendors whose bids fall within 5 percent of the lowest bid price.