UNSPSC 50436229: Dried organic zucchini squash

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

UNSPSC 50436229 Dried organic zucchini squash is a Commodity code that does not see meaningful recent state and local procurement activity. The source contains fourteen recent state and local contract opportunities spanning institutional food service, school nutrition programs, and corrections department supply, none of which specifically solicit dried organic zucchini squash; the opportunities instead cover broader food categories including fresh produce, dried beans, frozen entrees, dairy products, canned and fresh vegetables, and general grocery items. The code appears misaligned with actual state and local buying patterns in the recent market.

The opportunities that do appear in the source are concentrated among school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI in Missouri, Muscogee County and Savannah-Chatham in Georgia, and Douglas County in Georgia), state corrections departments (Oregon Department of Corrections and Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and municipal child nutrition programs (City of Edinburg, Texas, and State of Illinois and State of Georgia generic institutional food purchases). Geographic activity centers on Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Virginia, and Oregon, with procurement spread across IFB, ITB, and RFP notice types. Issuing bodies do not appear to tag specialized dried produce commodities in current solicitations; instead they solicit through consolidated produce, grocery, or institutional food contracts that span multiple product families. Firms pursuing this code should confirm that actual state and local buyers classify dried organic zucchini as a line item within broader produce or grocery vehicle contracts rather than as a standalone procurement category.