UNSPSC 50466617: Canned or jarred turks turban squash

The variety of winter squashes and winter pumpkins known as turk's turban squash that has been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50466617 Canned or jarred turks turban squash (Commodity) represents shelf-stable preserved vegetables purchased primarily by state health and human services agencies, state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, and school districts to supply institutional food service operations, kitchens, and cafeteria programs. State and local buyers procure canned and jarred vegetables including this commodity as part of broader food and consumable product solicitations covering dozens or hundreds of line items per opportunity. Recent solicitations show this code sits within larger food-service procurement campaigns that bundle prepared proteins, dairy products, grains, condiments, fresh and frozen produce, and disposable food service supplies into single comprehensive contracts. Issuing bodies include Texas Health and Human Services Commission (which operates state supported living centers), Oregon Department of Corrections, Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (Georgia), Ben Hill County Schools and Burke County Public Schools (Georgia), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice through the Comptroller of Public Accounts. These jurisdictions solicit under the code through IFB (Invitation for Bid), RFQ (Informal Written Quote), and ITB (Invitation to Bid) notice types, with annual contract values ranging from $1.5 million to $4.5 million over multiple years where disclosed.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon, with additional solicitations from Illinois. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0018082 for consumables at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (due October 23, 2026) spanning 22 line items of prepared foods and food service supplies with seven-day delivery windows; Gwinnett County's IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned vegetables (due October 19, 2026) for senior services; and the Oregon Department of Corrections IFB for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (bid due June 19, 2026, prior award $13.75 per case from California Healthy Harvest). Ben Hill County Schools and Burke County Public Schools in Georgia each solicited comprehensive school nutrition food bids covering nearly 400 line items including canned vegetables and requiring USDA Grade B or better compliance, Buy American provisions, and weekly delivery to multiple school locations. All jurisdictions require firm fixed pricing initially with adjustments thereafter subject to documented market data or CPI verification, F.O.B. Destination delivery with freight prepaid, and vendor performance history verified through references or internal tracking systems.