UNSPSC 50486214: Middle eastern squash purees

The variety of summer squashes and summer pumpkins known as middle eastern squash which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50486214 Middle eastern squash purees is a Commodity code with limited recent state and local procurement activity directly aligned to its nominal scope. State and local governments buying under this code are primarily school districts and institutional food service operations procuring general food products for child nutrition programs and facility dining operations. The recent solicitations show that issuing bodies span school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, multiple Georgia county school systems, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Burke County Public Schools in Georgia), state departments (Illinois Veterans Home, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections), and specialized procurement cooperatives serving multi-district regions. The actual work being solicited under this code does not center on Middle Eastern squash purees specifically; instead, the code appears tagged on broad-scope food service procurements covering hundreds of line items across proteins, produce, dairy, grains, condiments, and prepared foods for institutional meal service.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast (Georgia, with multiple school district RFPs and IFBs) and Texas (HHSC and TDCJ institutional food service), with secondary activity in the Midwest (Illinois, Missouri) and Northwest (Oregon). Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission Procurement and Contracting Services division's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products to supply the HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center with proposals due July 13, 2026, covering NIGP food service categories with a historical value of $1.5 million for the prior contract year; Fairfax County Public Schools' IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 due April 27, 2026, establishing grocery supply for 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens with weekly deliveries; and multiple school district food service RFPs from Liberty County (Georgia), Burke County (Georgia), and Muscogee County (Georgia) school systems seeking fresh produce and grocery items for the 2026-2027 school year with sealed bid deadlines in late April and May 2026. The code shows active procurement volume in school nutrition and state institutional food service, but little evidence of specialized demand for Middle Eastern squash purees as a standalone commodity—vendors responding under this code should interpret the activity as general food service supply for institutional dining rather than ethnically or regionally specialized produce procurement.