UNSPSC 50446617: Frozen turks turban squash

The variety of winter squashes and winter pumpkins known as turk's turban squash that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50446617 Frozen turks turban squash (Commodity) represents a narrow, seasonal produce category that state and local governments buy primarily through institutional food-service procurement for correctional facilities, state hospitals, state supported living centers, and school nutrition programs. Recent solicitations show this code applied to institutional bulk frozen-vegetable purchases but reveal minimal direct activity targeting this specific squash variety; instead, buyers typically consolidate frozen-vegetable procurement under broader line-item bids that span multiple frozen produce types.

State and local issuing bodies pursuing frozen-vegetable commodities include county correctional facilities (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania), state departments of corrections (Oregon), state health and human services commissions (Texas HHSC), state veterans' homes (Illinois), school districts (Georgia, Connecticut), and state supported living centers. Oregon Department of Corrections has emerged as a repeat buyer of frozen vegetables through competitive ITBs with Oregon vendor preferences applied. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Georgia, with Texas HHSC representing the largest buyer volume through multiple concurrent solicitations for state hospitals and supported living centers. Representative recent opportunities include Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S2910000017692 (360,000 pounds of mixed frozen vegetables including broccoli, assorted blends, corn, and green beans, due August 20, 2026, with historical pricing $0.578–$0.67 per pound); Texas HHSC IFB HHS0017338 (106 line items of frozen food products including vegetables for state hospitals and supported living centers, estimated annual volume $9 million, due August 18, 2026); and Ben Hill County Schools IFB #26271 (frozen and fresh produce across multiple categories under Buy American standards, due June 15, 2026). Frozen turks turban squash does not appear explicitly in any recent posting; procurement activity instead consolidates frozen vegetables into larger assorted or mixed-vegetable line items where individual squash varieties are rarely itemized separately.