UNSPSC 50405707: New potatoes

The variety of potatoes known as new potatoes

UNSPSC 50405707 New potatoes is a Commodity code that state and local governments purchase primarily as fresh produce for school nutrition programs, institutional food service, and child care operations. Recent solicitations show school districts, county boards of education, and state agencies sourcing fresh or processed potatoes—both white potatoes for bulk institutional canning and new potatoes as fresh produce items—for breakfast and lunch service, fresh fruit and vegetable program snacks, and cafeteria meal components. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and boards of education across multiple states, with secondary buyers including state departments of criminal justice procuring for institutional food service, Head Start agencies purchasing for child care programs, and municipal governments sourcing for senior services and community nutrition programs.

Activity concentrates heavily in Georgia and Texas, with significant recent solicitations from school nutrition programs in Bulloch County, Bryan County, Dougherty County, Glynn County, Henry County, Liberty County, and Muscogee County in Georgia; Texas Department of Criminal Justice procurement for white potatoes and sweet potatoes for canning; and McAllen, Austin, and Northside independent school districts in Texas for fresh produce. A representative solicitation is the Texas Department of Criminal Justice IFB IW253099 for bulk white potatoes, bids due June 23, 2026, requiring electronic submission through the TDCJ Procurement Portal with firm pricing on FOB destination terms and delivery within fourteen calendar days unless specified otherwise. Another is Bartow County School System RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables (including potatoes as line items), proposals due June 22, 2026, at 3:00 p.m., emphasizing sourcing from farms within 400 miles with weighted scoring on cost (30 points), seasonal variety (25 points), delivery proficiency (20 points), product quality (15 points), and customer support (10 points). School district contracts typically run July through June aligned to fiscal year, with initial terms of one year and renewal options extending to three or four additional one-year periods. No recent opportunities were found for new potatoes as a standalone commodity separate from broader fresh produce or food service solicitations; the code overlaps substantially with mixed fresh produce procurements where specific potato line items appear within larger fruit-and-vegetable buys.