UNSPSC 50446203: Frozen costata romanesca squash

The variety of summer squashes and summer pumpkins known as costata romanesca squash that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50446203 Frozen costata romanesca squash (Commodity) does not appear in recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope—a specific frozen vegetable variety—does not match the actual buying patterns visible in the available solicitation block, which shows state and local agencies procuring broad frozen vegetable assortments, fresh produce, and comprehensive grocery bundles rather than single-SKU specialty items.

State and local bodies that do solicit frozen vegetables purchase them as part of larger institutional food service operations spanning correctional facilities, school districts, health and human services agencies, and other state operations. Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, school districts across Georgia, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Missouri, Connecticut, and Virginia have all posted frozen vegetable solicitations in recent months—but these are for mixed frozen vegetables, carrots, corn, potatoes, or assorted blends, not costata romanesca specifically. The representative solicitations show frozen vegetables bundled with fresh produce, dairy, meats, condiments, and paper products in master grocery contracts with responses due June through July 2026 (Oregon ODOC S2910000017451 for frozen corn, ITB due July 24, 2026; HHSC HHS0017449 for food and consumables, IFB due July 13, 2026). Award values range from $1.5 million annually (HHSC El Paso facility) to $9 million (Douglas County Schools main-line distributor). Buying is concentrated in five states—Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Missouri—with additional activity in Illinois, Connecticut, and Virginia. Specialty frozen vegetables at the commodity level do not surface as standalone procurement drivers; instead, frozen vegetables compete on price and delivery within broader food service contracts where commodity codes collapse into master grocery line-item groups.