UNSPSC 50456205: Frozen organic cucuzza squash

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

UNSPSC 50456205 Frozen organic cucuzza squash is a Commodity code that in practice encompasses fresh produce, frozen vegetables, eggs, and packaged grocery items sourced for school nutrition programs and state facility food service operations. State and local governments buying under this code are primarily school districts procuring annual supplies for National School Lunch Programs and School Breakfast Programs, along with state agencies purchasing food for facility operations. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, including independent districts serving 6,900 to 25,500 daily meal participants and regional cooperative purchasing vehicles that aggregate demand across multiple districts; the code also captures state-level food procurement for non-education facilities.

Recent solicitations center on school nutrition procurement across Georgia, Missouri, and Texas. The Douglas County School System (Georgia) issued RFP SN26-004 in February 2026 for fresh produce and eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 districts across two geographic areas, with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two, seeking unit pricing keyed to USDA Atlanta Terminal Wholesale Market and Urner Barry reports with March 4, 2026 sealed-proposal deadline. Early County Board of Education (Georgia) posted an IFB in May 2026 for line-by-line food bids supporting the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs across three schools, with approximately 300+ food items, domestic sourcing preferences, and June 8, 2026 response deadline. Rockwood R-VI School District (St. Louis County, Missouri) solicited grocery items in March 2026 encompassing over 900 line items with April 29, 2026 electronic-bid deadline through the NUTRIKIDS system and public bid opening at the Wildwood district office. Dallas Independent School District (Texas) issued an RFP in February 2026 for various food products not available through main commercial and commodity food bids, with delivery to the Maria Luna Warehouse and April 2, 2026 deadline through Bonfire. The City Schools of Decatur (Georgia) posted an IFB in April 2026 for frozen foods and grocery items meeting whole-grain and low-sodium specifications, with May 15, 2026 sealed-bid deadline and optional virtual pre-bid on April 29, 2026.