UNSPSC 50466606: Canned or jarred carnival squash

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

UNSPSC 50466606 Canned or jarred carnival squash is a Commodity code that sees activity primarily through school district food service procurement, institutional food supply contracts with state agencies, and general food purchasing by corrections departments. The code's nominal scope — carnival squash specifically — rarely surfaces in recent state and local solicitations; instead, the recent opportunities tagged to this code reflect broader canned vegetable procurement across multiple product categories and sourcing patterns typical of institutional food supply chains.

School districts represent the dominant issuing body under this code, with recent solicitations from Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Ben Hill County Schools (Georgia), Burke County Public Schools (Georgia), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Muscogee County School District (Georgia), and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia). State health and human services agencies also procure under the code — the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued multiple IFBs in February and May 2026 for supplemental food and consumable products serving state hospitals and state supported living centers, with a historical contract value of $1.5 million annually and maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years. The Oregon Department of Corrections and Texas Department of Criminal Justice both issued solicitations for canned goods as part of broader food supply contracts. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 (posted June 11, 2026, due July 13, 2026) for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center, with historical spend of $1.5 million; the Oregon Department of Corrections' canned tomato procurement S2910000016405 (posted February 20, 2026, due March 9, 2026) for approximately 1,904 cases; and Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB 2000004323 (posted April 6, 2026, due April 27, 2026) covering weekly deliveries to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens.

Geographic activity clusters in the Southeast and Pacific Northwest. Georgia school districts show the highest concentration of recent solicitations, with procurements from Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, Burke County, and Ben Hill County. Texas state agencies (Health and Human Services Commission, Department of Criminal Justice, Comptroller's office on behalf of TDCJ) account for substantial recent volume. Oregon Department of Corrections has posted multiple canned vegetable and produce procurements. Illinois Veterans Home issued quarterly food order RFQs in February and June 2026. Missouri's Rockwood R-VI School District conducted a comprehensive grocery procurement in March–April 2026. Virginia's Fairfax County Public Schools issued a large master grocery contract in April 2026. No specific set-asides for disadvantaged businesses appear in the solicitation records, though many school districts reference Buy American Act compliance and USDA meal pattern requirements. Pricing structures typically call for firm fixed unit rates with allowances for midterm adjustments tied to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service indices or Consumer Price Index verification. Response deadlines cluster in late spring (April–June 2026) for school year procurement and year-round for state agency food service contracts.