UNSPSC 50466614: Canned or jarred kabocha squash

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

UNSPSC 50466614 Canned or jarred kabocha squash is a Commodity code used by state and local governments to procure preserved vegetable products for institutional food service operations, specifically canned or jarred kabocha squash for schools, correctional facilities, health and human services agencies, and related public entities. Recent state and local solicitations under this code family focus broadly on canned and preserved vegetables as components of larger institutional food procurement packages rather than as standalone line items, with kabocha squash appearing as one option among dozens of canned vegetable specifications. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections, state health and human services commissions, county school districts, independent school systems, and state veterans homes across multiple regions seeking to fulfill weekly and annual food service contracts. Representative solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's procurement for supplemental food and consumables for state hospitals and supported living centers (IFB HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026), the Oregon Department of Corrections' purchase of canned tomatoes (ITB S2910000017145, due June 19, 2026 at 7,616 cases), and multiple school district food service bids across Georgia and Missouri covering hundreds of line items in vegetable and fruit categories.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Oregon, Georgia, Missouri, and Illinois, reflecting heavy procurement from state corrections systems, regional school districts, and health services agencies. School nutrition programs dominate the issuing-body mix, with Ben Hill County Schools (Georgia), Burke County Public Schools (Georgia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Muscogee County School District (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), and Douglas County School System (Georgia) all soliciting food products with canned vegetable components on quarterly and annual contracts running July-June fiscal years. Procurement quantities are substantial—the Texas HHSC solicitation encompasses 210 line items with estimated annual values around $1.5 million; the Douglas County School System cooperative buying group solicitation spans 72 produce and egg line items across 30 districts with estimated spending of $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two. School districts and state agencies issue through IFB, ITB, and RFP notice types with response dates clustered in April through July 2026, indicating active summer contracting cycles for fall school year foodservice needs. No canned kabocha squash appears as a named line item in any recent opportunity summary; the code's activity derives from broader institutional vegetable purchasing where canned goods are specified as acceptable substitutes within larger commodity categories.