UNSPSC 50496500: Organic winter squash and winter pumpkin purees

The type of organic vegetable known as organic winter squashes and organic winter pumpkins which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50496500 Organic winter squash and winter pumpkin purees, a Class code, captures state and local government procurement of prepared and shelf-stable vegetable products for institutional food service operations. The recent opportunity record for this code is sparse and does not reflect direct purchasing of organic squash or pumpkin purees. Instead, the opportunities tagged under this code document broad food-service solicitations from school districts, state health and corrections agencies, and veterans' facilities purchasing dozens or hundreds of food line items—canned tomatoes, fresh produce, dairy, proteins, and prepared entrees—under consolidated grocery and nutrition contracts. The code appears to be tagged as a catchall classification for general food commodity procurement rather than as a targeted vehicle for specialized puree products, and the actual purchasing activity under this classification does not isolate or prioritize winter squash or pumpkin preparations.

Issuing bodies span school districts (Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia; Burke County Public Schools in Georgia; Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia; Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri; Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia; Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia; Douglas County School System in Georgia), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, State of Illinois Veterans Home, State of Georgia), and county schools. The geographic footprint includes Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Illinois, Missouri, and Virginia, with school nutrition programs representing the majority of recent solicitation volume. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 (food and consumable products for state supported living centers, due July 13, 2026); the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S2910000016089 (tomato paste, due March 9, 2026); and Fairfax County Public Schools' IFB 2000004323 (Master Grocery K-12, due April 27, 2026). None of these solicitations specifically isolate organic squash or pumpkin purees as line items or categories, suggesting minimal current demand or specialized procurement activity under this code's nominal scope.