UNSPSC 50436609: Dried organic curcibita squash

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

UNSPSC 50436609 Dried organic curcibita squash is a Commodity code that encompasses dehydrated winter squash products procured by state and local jurisdictions primarily for school meal programs and correctional facilities. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers sourcing dried squash and related dried vegetable products as components of broader food-supply procurement for institutional foodservice—purchasing squash alongside beans, grains, proteins, and fresh produce to meet meal preparation and nutritional requirements under USDA commodity and child nutrition program standards. The issuing bodies soliciting under this code include school districts of varying sizes, state departments of corrections, and municipal child nutrition programs serving K-12 student populations and incarcerated persons. School districts dominate the recent activity, with Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Muscogee County School District, and Douglas County School System all issuing solicitations for grocery items and food supply that would encompass dried vegetables, though the available records do not isolate dried squash as a line item in any single recent opportunity.

The geographic spread of recent activity spans Texas, Missouri, Georgia, Virginia, and Oregon, with school districts in the Southeast (Georgia) and Mid-Atlantic (Virginia) region appearing most frequently in the recent-opportunities record. Representative recent solicitations include Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 term contract (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) covering food product supply and delivery to 45 schools plus distribution kitchens across Virginia; Rockwood R-VI School District's Child Nutrition Services Grocery Items procurement (due April 29, 2026) encompassing over 900 line items for school meal service across approximately 19,000 students in Missouri; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Cafeteria Food Products solicitation (IFB 304T-26-300CF, extended to May 4, 2026) covering 382 line items across five warehouse locations; and the Douglas County School System's Food Supply and Distribution Services RFP (due February 18, 2026) seeking a main-line distributor for approximately 32,000 meals daily across 32 schools. The code shows limited recent activity isolated specifically to dried squash; most procurement records name this Commodity code alongside broader food-supply categories where dried vegetables appear as components rather than as sole-source line items, indicating that vendors pursuing this code must typically compete as part of larger institutional foodservice supplier relationships.