UNSPSC 50476229: Canned or jarred organic zucchini squash

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

UNSPSC 50476229 Canned or jarred organic zucchini squash is a Commodity code covering preserved zucchini squash products that state and local governments procure primarily for school nutrition programs and state institutional food service operations. Recent solicitations show the code drives activity in K–12 school district nutrition procurement and state-level institutional feeding at corrections facilities, state hospitals, and supported living centers, where canned or preserved vegetables anchor cafeteria meal planning and USDA compliance. Issuing bodies include school districts of varying size (Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia, Burke County Public Schools in Georgia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, and the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia), state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois Veterans Home), and county school nutrition programs (Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia, Muscogee County School District in Georgia, Douglas County School System in Georgia). School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, soliciting food products under IFB and RFP notice types with annual contract cycles running July through June to align with academic calendars. Preserved vegetable products like canned zucchini appear as line items within broader food procurement, not as standalone solicitations; the code sits within comprehensive grocery, produce, or food-supply-and-distribution bids that encompass hundreds of food line items and serve multiple school or institutional locations.

Activity concentrates in the Southeast and Midwest, with recent solicitations from Georgia (Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, Burke County), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI), Virginia (Fairfax County), Texas (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), Oregon (Department of Corrections), and Illinois (Veterans Home). Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 posted June 11, 2026, with response due July 13, 2026, requesting food and consumable products for the HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center with an estimated historical value of $1.5 million annually; the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S2910000016405 for canned tomatoes posted March 5, 2026, due June 19, 2026, covering approximately 7,616 cases with prior pricing of $13.75 per case; and multiple school district food procurements including Ben Hill County Schools IFB #26271 posted May 19, 2026, due June 15, 2026, covering fresh and frozen produce, dairy, and canned goods across four school locations, and Fairfax County Public Schools IFB 2000004323 posted April 6, 2026, due April 27, 2026, for Master Grocery K–12 supply to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens with a one-year term from July 1, 2026. Preserved vegetables are typically procured as components of broader food-supply contracts emphasizing Buy American compliance, USDA grade standards, firm fixed pricing for contract periods, and delivery to multiple sites on weekly or standing-order schedules.