UNSPSC 50405703: Round red potatoes

The variety of potatoes known as round red potatoes

UNSPSC 50405703 Round red potatoes is a Commodity code naming a single fresh produce line item. State and local procurement bodies buy round red potatoes as a component of broader food service and institutional meal programs — school cafeterias, correctional facilities, mental health centers, senior services, and residential support facilities. The work solicited under this code is elementary: qualified vendors supply fresh potatoes meeting USDA quality and freshness standards, packaged and graded to specification, and delivered to the buying facility on firm pricing and fixed delivery schedules. Recent opportunities show round red potatoes appearing as line items within larger produce or food-service solicitations rather than as standalone contracts; they are typically bid as part of fresh-vegetable assortments alongside carrots, onions, lettuce, tomatoes, and other staples. Issuing bodies span state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections), school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Early County), county and municipal agencies (Collier County Parks and Recreation, City of San Antonio Senior Services), and nonprofit food-service operators (Head Start of Greater Dallas). Texas agencies and Georgia school systems show the strongest recent activity, with TDCJ and HHSC appearing across multiple concurrent solicitations for fresh produce and food service.

Recent representative opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issuing IFB HHS0018082 on October 16, 2026, for consumables including prepared foods and food service supplies for Lufkin State Supported Living Center with bids due October 23, 2026, and the Illinois Department of Corrections requesting quotes for fresh produce (including potatoes) for bi-weekly delivery to Joliet Treatment Center under small-business set-aside with quotes due September 3, 2026. The Dougherty County Board of Education in Georgia requested sealed bids for fresh produce, including potatoes, for 24 school nutrition sites with bids due June 16, 2026, and Bartow County Schools in Georgia sought local fresh fruits and vegetables (within 400 miles) with proposals due June 22, 2026. Procurement activity concentrates in Texas (TDCJ food warehouses in Snyder, Wynne, and Palestine; HHSC state-supported living centers in Lufkin and Mexia) and Georgia (multiple school districts). Collier County, Florida issued an Invitation to Negotiate for food services at North Collier Regional Park on October 8, 2026, with proposals due March 6, 2025, offering a 10-point local-vendor preference. Delivery terms uniformly specify F.O.B. Destination with the vendor bearing freight; pricing is firm and fixed for 30 to 240 days depending on the issuing body. Prevailing wage compliance, insurance minimums, and debarment certifications are standard across state and local procurement in this space.