UNSPSC 50486612: Hubbard squash purees

The variety of winter squashes and winter pumpkins known as hubbard squash which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50486612 Hubbard squash purees is a Commodity code that frames a narrow product category, yet state and local governments soliciting under it are actually procuring broad food-service bundles spanning proteins, frozen and canned vegetables, dairy, condiments, prepared entrees, and consumable supplies. The code shows little activity specifically targeting hubbard squash purees; recent opportunities tagged with this code reflect institutional food-service purchasing by state health and human services agencies, departments of corrections, school nutrition programs, and county social-services departments. These buyers source multi-item food catalogs where individual commodity codes like squash purees sit as line items within larger, mixed-category IFBs or RFQs. Scope ranges from small single-facility procurements (22 to 35 line items for state supported living centers) to statewide comprehensive contracts (210 to 382 line items spanning state hospital systems, corrections facilities, and school districts), with pricing submitted on a unit basis, delivery typically within seven days of order, F.O.B. Destination with freight prepaid, and contract terms running one to three years with renewal options.

Issuing bodies span Texas Health and Human Services Commission (multiple facilities and statewide supplemental contracts), Oregon Department of Corrections, Georgia school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools), Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice via the Comptroller's office. Geographic concentration is heaviest in Texas and Georgia, with Oregon and Illinois represented in the most recent cycle. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumables at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (22 line items, bids due October 23, 2026), Gwinnett County's informal written quote for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable foods including canned proteins and sauces (due October 19, 2026), the Oregon Department of Corrections' canned-tomatoes procurement (7,616 cases, due June 19, 2026, previous award at $13.75 per case), Burke County Public Schools' 400-line-item school nutrition food bid (due June 5, 2026), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's 382-line-item cafeteria-food IFB (due May 4, 2026, extended from April 21). Activity is steady and year-round across institutional food-service channels.