UNSPSC 50456209: Frozen organic early prolific straight neck squash

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

UNSPSC 50456209 Frozen organic early prolific straight neck squash is a Commodity code that in practice captures state and local procurement of shelf-stable and fresh food products for institutional food service, including meats, poultry, dairy, vegetables, grains, condiments, and miscellaneous food items. The code appears in informal written quotes (IWQ), competitive bids, and line-by-line solicitations issued by county purchasing departments, state procurement offices, and school district food service programs. Issuing bodies include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, the State of Georgia, and local school boards such as Early County Board of Education. Scope varies from shelf-stable staples (peanut butter, jelly, canned proteins, rice, pasta, soups, canned vegetables) procured for senior services and county departments to comprehensive institutional food programs encompassing meats, seafood, dairy, produce, and bread products for school lunch and breakfast programs. Vendors must meet delivery and quality standards, provide certificates of compliance, and in school contexts comply with USDA nutrition standards, Buy American provisions, HACCP documentation, and food recall procedures.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia. Gwinnett County issued an IWQ (PE77023NONST2027000000782) on October 13, 2026 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items for senior services with a response deadline of October 19, 2026 and delivery required by December 7, 2026. The State of Georgia posted a bid solicitation (PE55645NONST2026000000009) on May 15, 2026 for food, supplies, and kitchen products with a June 22, 2026 closing. Early County Board of Education solicited line-by-line food bids (PE55045NONST2027000000006) on May 11, 2026 for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program across three schools with responses due June 8, 2026 and contract term July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. School district bids emphasize domestic sourcing, whole-grain options, low-sodium formulations, and products without added sugars or artificial additives; pricing must be firm for 15 days post-award with subsequent escalation requests tied to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service or Consumer Price Index data.