UNSPSC 50436612: Dried organic hubbard squash

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

UNSPSC 50436612 Dried organic hubbard squash, a Commodity code, sees limited direct solicitation activity in state and local procurement. The code nominally targets dried, organic varieties of a specific winter squash; however, recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code do not consistently reflect purchases of dried organic hubbard squash in isolation. Instead, issuing bodies are procuring broader food-service bundles—child nutrition meal programs, institutional cafeteria supplies, school nutrition contracts, and grocery items for correctional facilities and public agencies—where dried vegetables or squash may be one line item among hundreds of food products, proteins, produce, beverages, and supplies. The few opportunities explicitly naming dried beans or produce by type (such as Oregon Department of Corrections' bids for dried pinto beans, or various school districts' solicitations for fresh produce and eggs) indicate that state and local agencies do purchase dried commodity vegetables, but they do so within comprehensive food-service categories rather than as standalone specialized items.

Recent activity spans multiple states and issuing bodies. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued bids for dried pinto and red beans in June 2026 (response due June 19, 2026, ITB S2910000017140) and again for dried pinto beans in March 2026 (ITB S2910000016233, response due March 20, 2026), establishing a pattern of repeat procurement for dried legumes. School districts—including Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia (Master Grocery K-12, IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026), Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri (Child Nutrition Services Grocery Items, due April 29, 2026), Muscogee County School District in Georgia (fresh produce ITB 26-017, due April 27, 2026), and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia (Bid 26-34, due April 23, 2026)—regularly solicit for produce, grocery items, and food supplies under cooperative purchasing vehicles. The City of Edinburg, Texas (CACFP Meal Program, RFP 2026-017, due August 4, 2026), the State of Illinois (FY-27 IVHQ Quarterly Food Order, due June 26, 2026), the State of Georgia (food supplies and kitchen products; fresh produce IFB #4, due May 27, 2026), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (cafeteria food products IFB 304T-26-300CF, due May 4, 2026, extended via addendum) round out a mix dominated by school districts and state agencies. The code shows no concentration in a single state or region; activity clusters around educational procurement, correctional facilities, and child nutrition programs across Texas, Georgia, Virginia, Missouri, Oregon, and Illinois.