UNSPSC 50443906: Frozen musky gourd

The variety of gourds known as musky gourd that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50443906 Frozen musky gourd, a Commodity code, shows minimal recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its nominal scope. The Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and various school districts across Georgia, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Illinois have posted 30 recent solicitations for frozen vegetables and comprehensive food service procurement since February 2026, but none specifically reference frozen musky gourd or any variety of gourd. The code appears to capture a narrow specialty product with limited current demand in state and local purchasing.

Recent procurement activity under codes that overlap or neighbor this commodity focuses instead on frozen mixed vegetables, frozen assorted vegetables, frozen carrots, frozen corn, and frozen potato products supplied to correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, school nutrition programs, and institutional food services. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' solicitations for frozen corn (ITB S2910000017451, due July 24, 2026) and frozen potato products (ITB S2910000017439, due July 24, 2026); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's procurement for supplemental food and consumable products including frozen items (IFB HHS0016792V2, response deadline March 19, 2026, maximum value $4.5 million); and the City of Bridgeport's request for grocery items spanning 1,100 line items with frozen products included (due June 30, 2026, supporting the National School Lunch Program). Frozen vegetable demand is concentrated in institutional food service—correctional departments, state hospitals, state supported living centers, and school districts—with issuing bodies across the Pacific Northwest, Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut. No recent state or local solicitations explicitly name frozen musky gourd as a required product, and business development focus on this code should account for its narrow specialty positioning relative to the broader institutional frozen-vegetable procurement pipeline that dominates current market activity.