UNSPSC 50436606: Dried organic carnival squash

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

UNSPSC 50436606 Dried organic carnival squash is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under it bear minimal relation to the code's nominal scope. The source records show solicitations for kidney beans (Georgia Correctional Industries), black beans and pinto/red beans (Oregon Department of Corrections and State of Oregon), a Child and Adult Care Food Program meal package including multiple food categories (City of Edinburg, Texas), a quarterly food order (State of Illinois), and institutional cafeteria food products spanning proteins, grains, dairy, and vegetables (Texas Department of Criminal Justice). None of these opportunities explicitly requests dried organic carnival squash or squash products of any kind. The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its stated commodity name.

Issuing bodies posting under this code span state corrections departments, state procurement offices, local municipal governments, and state educational or institutional food-service programs across Georgia, Oregon, Texas, and Illinois. Response dates on the opportunities range from late May through early October 2026, with the Texas TDCJ cafeteria food products IFB (Invitation for Bid) representing the largest and most detailed scope—approximately 382 line items across multiple TDCJ warehouse locations with responses originally due April 21, 2026, extended via addendum to May 4, 2026. The mismatch between the code's stated commodity and the actual procurement activity suggests either a cataloging error in the state and local tagging systems or that "dried organic carnival squash" is being used as a catch-all placeholder for dried legumes and institutional bulk food procurement. Firms evaluating this code should verify category alignment with their sourcing focus before committing pursuit resources.