UNSPSC 50476204: Canned or jarred organic crookneck squash

The variety of organic summer squashes and summer pumpkins known as organic crookneck squash that has been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50476204 Canned or jarred organic crookneck squash is a Commodity code that encompasses shelf-stable vegetable products procured by state and local institutions for food service operations. Recent solicitations under this code reveal that state and local governments buy canned and jarred vegetables — including organic crookneck squash, canned tomatoes, and broader categories of shelf-stable produce — as components of larger food supply contracts for state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, county senior services, and institutional kitchens. The issuing bodies span state health and human services departments (Texas HHS Commission), state corrections systems (Oregon Department of Corrections), county governments (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia), school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools in Georgia), and state-level procurement offices. Work solicited includes individual line-item purchases of specific canned vegetables as well as comprehensive institutional food supply contracts bundling hundreds of line items across multiple product categories, with vendors required to meet USDA grade standards, FDA/USDA compliance, minimum shelf-life requirements, and delivery timelines ranging from 30 to 72 hours. Contracts typically run 12 months with renewal or extension options, and pricing structures vary from firm fixed rates to indexed adjustments tied to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service or Consumer Price Index benchmarks.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted multiple IFBs for consumables and supplemental food products for state-supported living centers and state hospitals (IFB HHS0017872 and HHS0017449 in June–August 2026, with line items including canned vegetables alongside fresh and frozen produce), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicited cafeteria food products through the Statewide Procurement Division covering 382 line items for distribution across multiple TDCJ warehouse locations (IFB 304T-26-300CF, response due May 4, 2026). The Oregon Department of Corrections Purchasing Division requested approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (S2910000017145, bids due June 19, 2026), with prior awards referencing $13.75 per case from California Healthy Harvest. Georgia activity includes Gwinnett County's IWQ 140229 for shelf-stable food products including canned vegetables for senior services (due October 19, 2026) and school-district food bids at Ben Hill County Schools (IFB #26271, due June 15, 2026) and Burke County Public Schools (PE55037NONST2027000000007, due June 5, 2026). These solicitations indicate steady demand for canned and shelf-stable produce across institutional food service, with contracts valued in the millions where disclosed (HHSC's El Paso facility contract at $1.5 million annually; HHS0016792V2 supplemental foods at up to $4.5 million over three years).