UNSPSC 50436605: Dried organic calabaza squash

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

UNSPSC 50436605 Dried organic calabaza squash, Commodity tier, addresses a narrow product line that state and local governments procure primarily through school nutrition and institutional food service channels rather than as a standalone commodity. Recent solicitations show this code tagged to broader grocery and produce procurement activity where dried squash may appear as one item among hundreds in larger food supply contracts, but the source records contain no solicitations specifically requesting dried organic calabaza squash as a discrete line item. Instead, the recent opportunities span comprehensive food service contracts for school districts, corrections departments, and child nutrition programs that may include dried squash as part of wider vegetable or snack categories.

State and local issuers pursuing food procurement include school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, and Douglas County School System in Georgia), state corrections departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), state nutrition agencies (Illinois, Georgia), and municipal child nutrition programs (City of Edinburg, Texas). The geographic spread of recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Missouri, and Virginia. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's IFB for cafeteria food products with approximately 382 line items spanning proteins, dairy, grains, and vegetables (response due May 4, 2026); Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 contract covering weekly delivery to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens (sealed bids due April 27, 2026, ITB 2000004323); Douglas County School System's RFP for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 districts across Georgia with estimated annual spend of $4.4 million to $1.1 million by area (sealed proposals due March 4, 2026, SN 26-004); and Oregon Department of Corrections' ITBs for dried pinto beans totaling 127,500 pounds (ITB S2910000016233, due March 20, 2026) and 42,500 pounds (ITB S2910000017140, due June 19, 2026). None of these solicitations explicitly identifies dried calabaza squash as a specified line item, indicating that pursuit under this code requires alignment with institutional kitchen sourcing through larger multi-item contracts or direct-supply relationships with school nutrition programs.