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 (Commodity) shows minimal recent state and local procurement activity specifically tagged to this code, though the source records ten opportunities posted between January and July 2026. Only one opportunity—Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans (due June 19, 2026)—falls within the dried-legume category closely related to dried squash. The remaining nine opportunities span fresh produce, grocery staples, and food-service supply contracts across school districts, corrections facilities, and child nutrition programs that do not specifically reference dried squash or dried vegetables as line items. The code's nominal scope—dried organic carnival squash as a singular commodity—does not align with the broader food-supply and produce procurement being solicited under related codes in the same issuing jurisdictions.

Issuing bodies include state corrections departments (Oregon, Texas), state departments (Georgia, Illinois), large school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, Douglas County), cities (Edinburg, Texas), and a cooperative buying vehicle (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia school districts). The geographic spread covers Texas, Oregon, Georgia, Missouri, Virginia, and Illinois, with school-district food-service procurement dominating the sample. The representative dried-product procurement is the Oregon Department of Corrections' 127,500-pound dried pinto bean ITB (posted March 6, due March 20, 2026), which required triple-cleaned beans meeting U.S. No. 2 standards, FOB destination delivery to Salem, and cost-plus evaluation using a five percent Oregon-fabrication and five percent resident-bidder preference. No active solicitations specifically for dried carnival squash or other dried vegetables appear in the recent-opportunities block; the code warrants close monitoring for seasonal or institutional demand, but current activity does not support immediate pursuit.