UNSPSC 50486615: Queensland blue squash purees

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

UNSPSC 50486615 Queensland blue squash purees, a Commodity code, shows minimal recent state and local procurement activity that aligns with the code's nominal scope. The recent opportunities block contains no solicitations explicitly seeking Queensland blue squash purees or pureed squash products. Instead, the opportunities posted under this code span broad food procurement by school districts, corrections departments, health and human services agencies, and state facility operators—encompassing everything from canned tomatoes and fresh produce to comprehensive grocery and food service supply contracts. The mismatch between the code's specific product name and the actual solicitations suggests either a tagging error in the state and local procurement systems or that Queensland blue squash purees are not a distinct procurement category in practice.

State and local governments buying food products under this code taxonomy include school nutrition programs (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia; Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri; Burke County, Ben Hill County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, and Savannah-Chatham County school systems in Georgia; Douglas County School System in Georgia), corrections departments (Oregon Department of Corrections; Texas Department of Criminal Justice), health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission serving state hospitals and supported living centers), veterans' facilities (Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy), and one county school system (Rockwood R-VI). Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, Missouri, Virginia, Oregon, and Illinois, with school nutrition procurement dominating the recent opportunities block. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's IFB 304T-26-300CF for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products with an extended response date of May 4, 2026; Fairfax County Public Schools' IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 supply to 45 elementary, middle, and high schools and seven distribution kitchens, due April 27, 2026; the Douglas County School System's RFP 26-003 for food supply and distribution serving approximately 32,000 meals daily across 32 schools with an estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9,000,000, due February 18, 2026; and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0016792 for supplemental food and consumables serving state hospitals and supported living centers statewide, with a maximum potential contract value of $4.5 million over three years and a response deadline of March 19, 2026 (later extended in a second version). These procurements typically enforce Buy American provisions, require firm fixed pricing with price adjustments limited to documented cost increases, mandate comprehensive food safety and HACCP compliance, and award to lowest responsive, responsible bidders.