UNSPSC 50446209: Frozen early prolific straight neck squash

The variety of summer squashes and summer pumpkins known as early prolific straight neck squash that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50446209 Frozen early prolific straight neck squash is a Commodity code that captures frozen vegetable procurement by state and local governments, though recent opportunities show the code is applied broadly to diverse frozen and fresh produce categories rather than squash specifically. State and local buyers under this code are primarily correctional facilities, school districts, and health and human services agencies procuring institutional food service supplies. The Oregon Department of Corrections has issued multiple ITBs for frozen vegetables including corn, potato products, carrots, and assorted blends; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Texas Department of Criminal Justice have solicited frozen food and produce; and numerous school districts across Georgia, Missouri, Texas, Connecticut, and Virginia have bid food service contracts encompassing frozen and fresh produce alongside other grocery items. Correctional facilities and school nutrition programs dominate the buyer base, with occasional activity from municipal and county government operations. Work under the code spans bulk frozen commodity vegetables (carrots, mixed vegetables, green beans, broccoli, peas, corn) packaged in cases or by weight, fresh produce (apples, bananas, leafy greens, berries, citrus, potatoes), and related food service items delivered on FOB destination terms to central warehouses and individual facility locations. Recent Oregon Department of Corrections ITBs specify volumes of 40,000 to 400,000 pounds per solicitation with delivery windows of 30 to 45 days after order issuance and historical unit pricing from $0.398 to $0.689 per pound depending on product type.

Geographic concentration centers on the Southeast (Georgia school districts) and Texas (HHSC, TDCJ, school districts), with significant activity in Oregon (Department of Corrections), Pennsylvania (Montgomery County Correctional Facility), Missouri (Rockwood School District), Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools), and Connecticut (Bridgeport Board of Education). The Oregon Department of Corrections posted ITBs for frozen corn (40,000 pounds, due July 24, 2026), frozen potato products (120,000 pounds, due July 24, 2026), frozen assorted vegetables (April–June 2026 multiple solicitations), and frozen carrots (February–March 2026); Texas HHSC issued IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumables at the El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026) and HHS0016792 for supplemental food statewide with estimated value $4.5 million over three years (response deadline March 19, 2026, later extended). School district activity includes Fairfax County Public Schools seeking master grocery K-12 bids (due April 27, 2026), Douglas County School System RFP for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 districts (due March 4, 2026, estimated $5.5 million annually), Burke County Public Schools food procurement (sealed bids June 5, 2026), and Rockwood R-VI School District grocery and NOI bids (due April 29, 2026). The code shows no true squash-specific activity in recent postings; the taxonomy classification appears misaligned with actual procurement practice, which treats frozen and fresh produce as an integrated commodity family across institutional food service.