UNSPSC 50496122: Organic sugar loaf squash purees

The variety of organic summer squashes and organic summer pumpkins known as organic sugar loaf squash which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50496122 Organic sugar loaf squash purees, a Commodity code, covers food products purchased by state and local government to supply institutional food service operations, though recent solicitation activity under this specific code shows limited direct alignment with the code's narrow scope. State and local buyers soliciting food products—including state departments, school districts, correctional facilities, and health and human services agencies—typically issue opportunities for broad categories of food supplies rather than specialized produce purees. The recent opportunities in the dataset span a much wider range of food procurement, from fresh produce and canned goods to complete grocery supply contracts for school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and state-supported living centers. School districts represent the most frequent issuing body across recent activity, with multiple districts in Georgia (Liberty County, Muscogee County, Burke County, Savannah-Chatham County, Douglas County) and Missouri (Rockwood R-VI) soliciting comprehensive food and produce contracts; state agencies including the Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Veterans Homes, and Georgia state procurement offices also appear regularly. The code shows activity concentrated in the Southeast (Georgia, Texas), Pacific Northwest (Oregon), and Midwest (Illinois, Missouri), though the absence of opportunities explicitly tagged to organic squash purees suggests that vendors pursuing this specific commodity may find better market signals in broader fresh-produce or canned-goods categories (UNSPSC 50496000 and related codes) where recent activity is denser.

Representative recent opportunities illustrate the broader food-procurement environment. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017449 on June 11, 2026, seeking food and consumable products for state-supported living centers, with a historical contract value of $1.5 million (September 2025–August 2026) and response due July 13, 2026. The Oregon Department of Corrections posted ITB S2910000016405 on March 23, 2026, for canned tomatoes (approximately 7,616 cases), with response due April 6, 2026, and prior purchases at $13.75 per case. School districts including Burke County Public Schools (Georgia) and Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia) posted comprehensive grocery and food-service solicitations in May and April 2026 respectively, with response dates in late May and April. A Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) solicitation for grocery items posted March 31, 2026, encompassed over 900 line items with electronic bid submission via NutriKids format due April 29, 2026. These opportunities typically require firm fixed pricing, compliance with Buy American provisions, USDA standards, HACCP plans, and insurance coverage of $500,000 to $2 million per occurrence. Vendors pursuing organic squash purees specifically should monitor school nutrition programs and state institutional-food contracts, but should expect to compete on broader product lines rather than single-commodity buys.