UNSPSC 50436601: Dried organic acorn squash

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

UNSPSC 50436601 Dried organic acorn squash is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure dried vegetables, legumes, and commodity food items under this code to support meal programs serving students, inmates, and participants in child nutrition and adult care food programs. Recent activity shows school districts, correctional departments, and child care networks soliciting dried beans, fresh produce, and complete grocery supply contracts that include dried vegetable components as line items within broader food service procurement. The issuing bodies span state departments of corrections, county and municipal school districts, and child nutrition programs across multiple states, with school nutrition services and institutional food service representing the primary buyers.

Recent opportunities show school districts in Georgia (Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham, Douglas County), Texas (City of Edinburg, Rockwood R-VI, Texas Department of Criminal Justice via the Comptroller), Missouri (Rockwood), and Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools) competing for food supply contracts that encompass dried goods alongside fresh produce and proteins. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued two separate invitations to bid (S2910000016233 in March 2026 and S2910000017140 in June 2026) for dried pinto and red beans—127,500 pounds and 42,500 pounds respectively—with response dates of March 20, 2026 and June 19, 2026, establishing Oregon as an active state buyer. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (via IFB 304T-26-300CF, due May 4, 2026) solicited 382 line items of cafeteria food products across five geographic warehouse locations. Fairfax County Public Schools issued IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 (due April 27, 2026) requiring minimum bids on 76 items for delivery to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens, and the Rockwood R-VI School District Child Nutrition Services in Missouri (posted March 31, 2026) solicited over 900 grocery line items for July 2026 through June 2027. Most procurement is driven by school calendar cycles, with contract terms running July through June and annual renewal cycles. The code shows consistent activity but appears to capture dried goods only as components within larger grocery and food service procurement rather than standalone dried vegetable or acorn squash sourcing at the commodity level.