UNSPSC 50466610: Canned or jarred cushaw squash

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

UNSPSC 50466610 Canned or jarred cushaw squash is a Commodity code that describes shelf-stable vegetable products state and local governments procure for institutional food service operations—primarily correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, school districts, and county social-service agencies. Recent solicitations show procurement focused on consumable foods for canteens, cafeterias, and on-campus dining operations, bundled with other canned vegetables, proteins, and food-service supplies in broad institutional food-procurement contracts rather than as standalone line items. Issuing bodies include state health and human services commissions (Texas HHSC, state-supported living centers), state departments of corrections, county social-service departments (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners), independent school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools), and state-level procurement divisions acting on behalf of criminal-justice agencies. Most recent activity clusters in Texas and Georgia, with scattered activity in Oregon and Illinois.

Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted multiple IFBs for supplemental food and consumables serving state hospitals and state-supported living centers statewide—IFB HHS0017449 (El Paso State Supported Living Center, bids due July 13, 2026) and IFB HHS0018082 (Lufkin State Supported Living Center, bids due October 23, 2026, 10:30 a.m.)—with historical contract values around $1.5 million annually and estimated three-year potential values up to $4.5 million. Georgia school districts are actively soliciting: Ben Hill County Schools issued IFB #26271 (bids due June 15, 2026) covering hundreds of food line items including fresh and frozen produce, canned vegetables, and proteins across four school locations, and Burke County Public Schools issued a comprehensive school-nutrition food bid (bids due June 5, 2026 at 3:00 PM) across five schools with nearly 400 line items and six-month price-adjustment provisions. Oregon Department of Corrections procured 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (June 19, 2026, 9:00 AM PST closing) with Oregon-fabricated and resident-bidder preferences at 5 percent. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners requested informal written quotes (IWQ 140229) for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food products including canned vegetables (quotes due October 19, 2026, 3:00 p.m.) for senior services. Buy American Act compliance, HACCP certification, liability insurance minimums of $500,000 to $1 million, E-Verify, and debarment certifications are standard across solicitations; delivery is FOB Destination with freight prepaid and included in pricing.