UNSPSC 50405704: Russet potatoes

The variety of potatoes known as russet potatoes

UNSPSC 50405704 Russet potatoes is a Commodity code covering fresh potatoes procured by state and local governments for institutional food service, school nutrition programs, and child care operations. State and local buyers in this category purchase russet potatoes both as whole fresh produce delivered to school cafeterias and central warehouses and as processed or canned items for correctional facility food service. The code sees active procurement across school districts, state departments of corrections, and child nutrition agencies that source produce for large institutional populations—including students in K-12 and pre-K settings, incarcerated populations, and senior center participants.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, and Florida school districts and state agencies. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has issued multiple IFBs for white potatoes and sweet potatoes for canning (IW253099, IW253121, IW242176), with responses due in late June 2026. School districts including Madison Metropolitan (Wisconsin), Bartow County (Georgia), Dougherty County (Georgia), Bulloch County (Georgia), Glynn County (Georgia), and Northside Independent School District in San Antonio (Texas) have posted RFPs and IFBs for fresh produce bundles that include potatoes, with bid deadlines ranging from May through July 2026; these districts emphasize local sourcing where feasible, food safety certifications (HACCP), liability insurance requirements of $500,000 to $2,000,000, and compliance with USDA Buy American provisions. Head Start of Greater Dallas issued IFB 26-GP for bulk produce including potatoes to support child care nutrition (due June 24, 2026, estimated value $969,460.94). School nutrition programs typically award to single or multiple vendors on a line-item basis, price produce against USDA market indices, require weekly or twice-weekly deliveries with temperature-controlled transport, and include renewal options extending contracts up to five years. No russet-potato-specific solicitations appear in the recent block, but potatoes consistently surface as line items in broader fresh-produce and grocery food-service bids where qualification, delivery, and compliance requirements are uniform across produce categories.