UNSPSC 50436228: Dried organic zephyr squash

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

UNSPSC 50436228 Dried organic zephyr squash is a Commodity code that maps poorly to recent state and local procurement activity. The source material shows no recent solicitations specifically requesting dried organic zephyr squash or other dried organic squash varieties. The code nominally describes a discrete produce item, yet the recent opportunities posted under this code reflect broad food-supply contracts for school nutrition programs, correctional facility dining, and child care meal services that encompass hundreds of line items spanning proteins, dairy, fresh produce, grains, beverages, and supplies—not specialty dried produce. The mismatch suggests either a cataloging anomaly in the source data or misalignment between how this code was applied and what state and local procurement offices actually purchased under it.

The recent opportunities that do appear under this code originate from school districts, state corrections departments, and county school systems across Georgia, Texas, Missouri, Virginia, and Oregon, reflecting a mix of solicitation types including RFPs, RFQs, and ITBs with response dates ranging from March through August 2026. These jurisdictions are broadly soliciting for fresh produce, eggs, dried beans, cafeteria staples, and master grocery contracts at substantial volumes and estimated values—the Douglas County School System RFP for fresh produce and eggs alone spans 30 districts with $5.5 million annual spending across two regions. However, none of these opportunities explicitly request dried organic zephyr squash, making this code appear inactive for its stated commodity. A business development professional evaluating this code should verify whether the code assignment reflects actual procurement demand or whether the recent opportunities were misclassified. If the code does see genuine activity, it would likely appear in smaller, specialty-produce or food-service cooperative purchasing vehicles rather than in the broad institutional food-supply contracts currently visible in the data.