UNSPSC 50476611: Canned or jarred organic giant pumpkin squash

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

UNSPSC 50476611 Canned or jarred organic giant pumpkin squash, a Commodity code, addresses shelf-stable canned and jarred vegetables for state and local institutional food service operations, though the recent opportunities block shows no directly matching solicitations for this specific product. Instead, state and local governments issue recurring bids for broad consumable food procurement that encompasses canned vegetables as one line item among dozens of others, typically bundled with fresh produce, proteins, dairy, condiments, and food service supplies. The issuing bodies are predominantly state health and human services departments operating state-supported living centers and state hospitals, county boards of commissioners supplying senior services and community programs, school districts purchasing for cafeteria nutrition programs across multiple school sites, and state corrections departments provisioning prison food service. Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Georgia school districts appear most frequently in recent solicitations. The scope spans hundreds of line items per procurement, with canned vegetables (tomatoes, beans, mixed vegetables) appearing as small subsets of much larger food-service contracts; branded items with "or approved equivalent" options are standard, and USDA grade certifications are required.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products serving the El Paso State Supported Living Center (posted June 11, 2026; due July 13, 2026; prior annual value $1.5 million), the Oregon Department of Corrections IFB for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (posted June 5, 2026; due June 19, 2026; previous price $13.75 per case), and Burke County Public Schools' sealed-bid procurement for school nutrition food covering nearly 400 line items across five schools (posted May 11, 2026; due June 5, 2026). None of these opportunities specifically named canned or jarred organic giant pumpkin squash; the code shows little relevant recent activity as a standalone product and appears to represent a niche subcategory within broader institutional food-service procurement. Vendors pursuing this code should expect to compete primarily on line-item pricing as part of comprehensive food-service bids rather than stand-alone pumpkin squash contracts, with delivery within 7 days standard and FOB Destination pricing required.