UNSPSC 50476214: Canned or jarred organic middle eastern squash

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

UNSPSC 50476214 Canned or jarred organic middle eastern squash, a Commodity code, represents a narrow product line within preserved vegetable procurement by state and local governments. Recent solicitations under this code show minimal direct demand for organic middle eastern squash specifically; instead, state and local purchasing activity in the preserved-vegetable space centers on broad food-service procurement that includes canned vegetables as components of larger food supply contracts for schools, correctional facilities, and state health agencies.

State and local jurisdictions soliciting food products—school districts, departments of corrections, health and human services commissions, and state veterans facilities—typically bundle canned vegetables with proteins, dairy, fresh produce, and other staples into consolidated IFB and RFP procurements rather than issuing standalone bids for specialized product categories. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois Veterans Home, and Georgia and Missouri school districts dominate recent activity, with school-nutrition programs across Georgia and Missouri driving the highest volume of competitive food-service solicitations in the May–June 2026 timeframe. Geographic concentration centers on Texas, Oregon, Georgia, Missouri, and Illinois. A representative recent opportunity is the Oregon Department of Corrections' canned-tomato IFB (S2910000016089, due March 9, 2026), which sought 7,616 cases of USDA Grade B canned tomatoes meeting strict sodium and shelf-life specifications for delivery to Salem. Another is the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's supplemental food and consumable procurement (HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026), a $1.5 million historical-value IFB covering 210 line items including canned goods alongside fresh and frozen products for state supported living centers. School districts including Ben Hill County Schools (Georgia), Burke County Public Schools (Georgia), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), and Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia) issued comprehensive food-service RFPs and IFBs in April–June 2026 requiring vendors to supply hundreds of line items across multiple categories with firm fixed pricing and six-month or annual price adjustments tied to published market indices. Canned vegetables appear within these broader food-supply contracts but are not separately specified or highlighted; no recent solicitations target organic middle eastern squash as a standalone commodity.