UNSPSC 50436614: Dried organic kabocha squash

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

UNSPSC 50436614 Dried organic kabocha squash is a Commodity code for dried vegetable products, but recent state and local solicitations show minimal targeted procurement of this specific item. Instead, state and local food service operations—including school districts, corrections agencies, and child nutrition programs—are acquiring dried vegetables as part of broader food supply contracts that span proteins, grains, fresh and frozen produce, and packaged staples. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued two separate solicitations in March and June 2026 for dried pinto and red beans in volumes exceeding 100,000 pounds per item, indicating that dried legumes remain a commodity fixture in institutional meal programs, though dried squash specifically does not appear in the recent posted opportunities.

Issuing bodies across the code include state corrections departments (Oregon), state school districts via cooperative purchasing (Georgia's Douglas County School System serving 30 districts through GEC Buying Cooperative), large independent school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia; Muscogee County and Savannah-Chatham County in Georgia; Rockwood R-VI in Missouri), municipal child nutrition programs (City of Edinburg, Texas CACFP), and state procurement agencies (Illinois, Georgia). The geographic spread spans the Pacific Northwest (Oregon), the Southeast (Georgia, Missouri), the Mid-Atlantic (Virginia), and Texas. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB for 127,500 pounds of dried pinto beans due March 20, 2026, at $0.43 per pound historical pricing; the Rockwood R-VI School District solicitation for over 900 grocery line items including dried goods, due April 29, 2026; and the Douglas County School System RFP through GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs spanning 30 districts with estimated spending of $5.5 million across two geographic areas, due March 4, 2026. Dried organic kabocha squash does not appear as a line item in any of the posted solicitations, suggesting limited current demand for this specific commodity at the state and local level.