UNSPSC 50405702: Round white potatoes

The variety of potatoes known as round white potatoes

UNSPSC 50405702 Round white potatoes (Commodity) is a staple institutional produce category procured regularly by state and local education and corrections agencies, where recent solicitations show school districts and state prison systems buying fresh and processed potatoes in bulk quantities for child nutrition and inmate meal programs. State and local buyers include school nutrition programs across multiple states, state departments of criminal justice operating large institutional food service operations, and special-purpose cooperative purchasing consortia serving multi-district food procurement. The work centers on sourcing fresh potatoes for school lunch and breakfast programs, purchasing potatoes for institutional canning and processing, and providing bulk commodity potatoes to meet high-volume weekly delivery schedules with detailed quality and traceability specifications.

Geographic activity is concentrated in Texas and Georgia, with Texas Department of Criminal Justice posting multiple potato procurements (IFB IW253099 for white potatoes for canning, due June 23, 2026; IFB IW242176 for sweet potatoes, due March 3, 2026), and Georgia school districts—including Bartow County Schools (RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh produce due June 22, 2026), Dougherty County Board of Education (sealed bid for fresh produce, due June 16, 2026), and Douglas County Schools (RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs covering 30 districts, due March 4, 2026)—accounting for significant recent activity. School districts in other states including Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools, RFP 26039RFPDST for USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program produce), Texas (Northside ISD RFP 2026-048, Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut RFP 026-41, and McAllen ISD RFP 2026-1029), and Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District) round out geographic distribution. Institutional food-service procurements typically weight cost heavily (30–50% of evaluation), emphasize domestic sourcing and local geographic preferences where budget permits, require firm fixed pricing for extended periods with adjustments only after documented market-condition review via USDA Agricultural Marketing Service or Consumer Price Index data, demand HACCP certification and traceability systems with 24/7 recall accessibility, and impose high insurance minimums ($500,000 to $2 million general liability). Award timelines extend 60 days or longer post-bid opening, with contract terms running one year plus optional renewals; many procurements reserve the right to award to multiple vendors on a line-item basis.