UNSPSC 50436604: Dried organic big max squash

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

UNSPSC 50436604 Dried organic big max squash is a Commodity code that covers bulk dried vegetables for institutional food service and meal programs. State and local procurement under this code focuses on institutional-grade dried legumes and vegetables destined for correctional facilities, child care food programs, school cafeterias, and state agency meal operations. The work being solicited reflects the core institutional food-service supply chain: state corrections departments, state departments of procurement, municipal governments running child nutrition programs, and state educational institutions purchase dried beans, peas, and similar vegetables in bulk quantities—often hundreds or thousands of pounds per order—with specifications for grading standards, cleanliness, moisture content, and compliance with USDA, FDA, and institutional meal-program regulations. Deliveries are typically all-inclusive (freight and fuel incorporated into unit pricing) and scheduled for bulk institutional cooking rather than retail or foodservice-provider distribution. Issuing bodies include state purchasing offices coordinating on behalf of multiple agency customers (corrections, education, child nutrition), independent state departments of corrections, municipal governments running child care food programs, and state agricultural procurement divisions.

Recent activity spans Oregon, Georgia, Texas, and Illinois. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued a bid on June 5, 2026 (due June 19) for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans meeting USDA No. 2 or better grade, triple-cleaned, palletized, and delivered FOB destination to the Central Distribution Center in Salem within 45 days, with a 10% evaluation preference for Oregon-fabricated or Oregon-headquartered bidders and historical pricing at $0.493 per pound. The State of Georgia Correctional Industries posted an RFQ (92100ERFQ0020612027) on October 2, 2026, due October 9, 2026, for kidney beans in 880-bag increments with all-inclusive delivery pricing and strict specification-response formatting requirements. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Comptroller of Public Accounts, issued an IFB (304T26300CF) for cafeteria food products including dried legumes across multiple TDCJ warehouse locations with a response deadline extended to May 4, 2026, covering multiple line items with USDA grade certification and FOB destination delivery to six Texas distribution points. The City of Edinburg, Texas, solicited proposals under RFP 2026-017 for a Child and Adult Care Food Program meal service spanning beverages, paper goods, food products (including dried or canned legumes), and janitorial supplies for 400 children daily, with a local-vendor preference applying to bids within 5% of the lowest price.