UNSPSC 50405701: Long white potatoes

The variety of potatoes known as long white potatoes

UNSPSC 50405701 Long white potatoes is a Commodity code capturing the procurement of fresh white potato products for institutional food service, school nutrition programs, child care facilities, and state agency operations. State and local governments buy white potatoes primarily as fresh produce for student meals and congregate dining under this code, sourced either as bulk commodity items for canning and processing or as ready-to-eat fresh produce for direct service in school cafeterias and correctional facilities.

Issuing bodies soliciting under this code span school districts (elementary through high school systems), state departments (particularly corrections agencies), and child care networks across multiple states. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice appears repeatedly as a significant buyer, issuing multiple bids for bulk white potatoes for institutional canning and food service operations. School nutrition programs dominate the activity, with district-level purchasing for National School Lunch Program compliance and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program participation driving steady demand. Recent activity concentrates in Texas (particularly TDCJ solicitations), Georgia (multiple school district RFPs and IFBs), and Florida (Hillsborough County). Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice IFB IW253099 for bulk white potatoes with bids due June 23, 2026, specifying F.O.B. destination delivery with firm pricing for thirty days and contract extension to three months at TDCJ's discretion; the Bartow County School System RFP 10-2026-019 in Georgia seeking local fresh fruits and vegetables within 400 miles with proposals due June 22, 2026, and contract term July 20, 2026 through June 30, 2027 with four optional renewal years; and the Dougherty County Board of Education sealed bid for fresh produce including potatoes, with bids due June 16, 2026 at 11:30 a.m., spanning 24 school nutrition sites. Pricing is typically line-item unit-based, delivery is FOB Destination with vendor bearing transportation costs, and contracts commonly run annual cycles aligned to school years (July 1 through June 30) with two to four optional renewal periods. No set-asides specific to disadvantaged vendors are consistently identified across recent solicitations, though some school districts apply geographic preferences for locally grown produce and weighted scoring favoring local sourcing.