UNSPSC 50456610: Frozen organic cushaw squash

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

UNSPSC 50456610 Frozen organic cushaw squash is a Commodity code that nominally identifies a single produce item, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code show little alignment with the narrow product scope. The available solicitations — from Georgia and Missouri school districts, Texas and Georgia school systems, and county purchasing offices — predominantly solicit comprehensive food service procurement covering hundreds of line items across frozen foods, fresh produce, dairy, proteins, grains, condiments, and non-food supplies to support child nutrition and school meal programs. The code appears to capture general frozen and organic produce categories rather than frozen cushaw squash specifically. School districts and state agencies are the primary issuing bodies, with school nutrition programs driving the majority of recent activity. Work under these codes centers on annual or multi-year food service contracts, line-item bidding for produce and frozen goods, and delivery to multiple school sites with firm pricing, food safety compliance (HACCP plans, food recall procedures), Buy American provisions, temperature-control requirements, and participation incentives for minority and small-business vendors where applicable.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Missouri, with notable solicitations including Early County Board of Education's FY27 Food Bid (due June 8, 2026, IFB for 300+ food items and 60 non-food supplies supporting the National School Lunch Program), the City Schools of Decatur's Frozen Foods and Grocery IFB (due May 15, 2026, for delivery to ten designated sites), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System's fresh produce bid (due April 23, 2026, for 72 produce items across 60 school sites), Dallas Independent School District's RFP for Various Food Products (due April 2, 2026, non-preferred ingredients list aligned with Texas Legislative Bill #314), Rockwood R-VI School District's Grocery Items solicitation (due April 29, 2026, NUTRIKIDS electronic submission to 6,900 daily lunch participants), and Douglas County School System's cooperative purchasing RFP for Fresh Produce and Eggs serving 30 districts (due March 4, 2026, estimated $4.4 million for Area One). The State of Georgia has also posted general food supplies and frozen foods procurements. These are multi-vendor, competitive RFPs and IFBs with response deadlines in spring and early summer 2026, firm pricing requirements, and contract periods aligning with the school year or fiscal year July–June cycle.