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 that in practice covers institutional procurement of dried legumes and bulk food staples for correctional facilities, school meal programs, and state agency kitchens. The recent opportunities tagged to this code show little direct alignment with acorn squash; instead, state and local buyers are soliciting dried beans—kidney beans, pinto and red beans, and black beans—for high-volume institutional cooking, meal compliance with USDA and CACFP standards, and food-service delivery to correctional institutions, school districts, and child-care programs. State and local issuing bodies under this code include the Georgia Department of Corrections, Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, City of Edinburg Texas, and the State of Illinois; the code sees activity from corrections agencies, state purchasing offices, and municipal school-affiliated food-service buyers.

Recent activity concentrates in Oregon, Georgia, Texas, and Illinois. The Oregon Department of Corrections posted an IFB on June 5, 2026 for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans, bids due June 19, 2026, with a 10% combined Oregon-preference evaluation credit (5% for goods processed in Oregon, 5% for Oregon-headquartered bidders), triple-cleaned beans meeting U.S. No. 2 grade or better, FOB destination to Salem within 45 days, and a historical incumbent price of $0.493 per pound as of August 2025. Georgia Correctional Industries posted an eRFQ on October 2, 2026 for kidney beans in increments of 880 bags, bids due October 9, 2026, with all-inclusive delivery pricing and electronic submission required. The City of Edinburg, Texas issued RFP 2026-017 on August 11, 2026 for CACFP meal program supplies covering beverages, paper goods, food products (proteins, cheese, breads, fruits, vegetables), janitorial supplies, and nonfood items for 400 children daily, with a local-vendor preference of 5% price differential under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051 and proposals due August 4, 2026. The State of Oregon posted a separate bid on August 7, 2026 for triple-cleaned dried black beans with a due date of August 21, 2026 for institutional use. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products including proteins, frozen entrees, dairy, grains, and staples for TDCJ warehouse distribution across five geographic areas, with responses extended to May 4, 2026 and a contract term through August 31, 2027 with two optional one-year renewals.