UNSPSC 50466601: Canned or jarred acorn squash

The variety of winter squashes and winter pumpkins known as acorn squash that has been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50466601 Canned or jarred acorn squash is a Commodity code that frames state and local procurement of shelf-stable vegetable products for institutional food service operations. Recent opportunities show that canned and jarred vegetables under this code are purchased as line items within larger consumable food procurements serving state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, and county social services. The issuing bodies span state health and human services commissions, state departments of corrections, county boards of commissioners, school districts, and state agencies. Texas Health and Human Services Commission appears as a repeat buyer, with multiple recent solicitations for food and consumable products at state-supported living centers in Lufkin and El Paso. School districts in Georgia—including Ben Hill County Schools and Burke County Public Schools—are active procurers of canned vegetables as components of comprehensive nutrition bids. State procurement offices in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon have posted opportunities within the past four months.

Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods at the Lufkin State Supported Living Center, with bids due October 23, 2026, which specified 22 line items of prepared foods and food service supplies; the Oregon Department of Corrections' bid for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes with bids due June 19, 2026, requiring USDA Grade B or better with minimum 12 months shelf life and delivery to Salem; and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products across five geographic warehouse areas, with bids due May 4, 2026, covering approximately 382 line items including canned vegetables, proteins, and staple foods. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia solicited food items including canned vegetables under IWQ 140229 with quotes due October 19, 2026, for delivery to the Senior Services Center. Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia and Burke County Public Schools in Waynesboro issued nutrition bids in May and June 2026 covering fresh, frozen, and canned vegetables with firm pricing for initial periods and price adjustments thereafter. Delivery timeframes typically range from 72 hours to 30 days of order receipt, and pricing is requested on an FOB Destination basis with freight prepaid or included.