UNSPSC 50405709: Huayro potatoes

Variety of potatoes known as huayro potatoes

UNSPSC 50405709 Huayro potatoes, a Commodity code, addresses fresh potato procurement for state and local school nutrition and institutional food service programs. State and local buyers source fresh potatoes—including white potatoes, sweet potatoes, and specialty varieties—primarily through school districts, state correctional facilities, and senior services programs. The code captures both bulk commodity purchases for institutional canning and processing and fresh-cut, ready-to-eat potato products for K–12 child nutrition reimbursable meal programs and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) distribution.

School districts dominate recent activity under this code, with issuing bodies spanning large independent districts (Northside ISD in San Antonio, Austin ISD, Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa), county school systems (Savannah-Chatham, Dougherty County, Henry County, Glynn County, and Douglas County in Georgia; Bryan County and Bulloch County in Georgia; Liberty County in Georgia; Muscogee County in Georgia; Early County in Georgia), and multi-district cooperative vehicles (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia school districts). The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issues separate bids for bulk white potatoes and sweet potatoes for institutional canning operations. Senior services procurement is limited—the City of San Antonio's Department of Human Services issued one RFP for produce markets at senior centers, though the specific potato component was not isolated. School nutrition programs represent the largest and most consistent buyer segment. Representative recent opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) issuing RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks with a July 29, 2026 response date requiring 400-mile local sourcing and offering a 5% diverse-owned business preference; Bartow County School System (Georgia) issuing RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables with June 22, 2026 proposal deadline and 400-mile sourcing requirement; Dougherty County Board of Education (Georgia) issuing sealed bids for fresh produce with a June 16, 2026 deadline; Glynn County Board of Education (Georgia) issuing IFB 27-02 for fresh produce with April 14, 2026 deadline; and Muscogee County School District (Georgia) issuing ITB 26-017 for produce with April 27, 2026 deadline. Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued IFB IW253099 for white potatoes for canning with June 23, 2026 deadline and IFB IW253121 for sweet potatoes for canning with June 23, 2026 deadline. Activity is geographically concentrated in Georgia (Savannah-Chatham, Dougherty, Glynn, Henry, Liberty, Bulloch, Bryan, Muscogee, and Early County school systems plus Bartow County), Texas (Austin ISD, Northside ISD, McAllen ISD, TDCJ), and scattered single-jurisdiction activity in Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District), Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools), Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District), and Georgia statewide procurements. Most recent bids close or have closed between late March and late July 2026, with contracts typically running July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, reflecting the school fiscal year. Buyers emphasize local and regional sourcing (400-mile and 200-mile preferences in Wisconsin and Georgia school bids), USDA Buy American compliance, HACCP certification, traceability documentation by farm of origin, and pricing tied to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service terminal market reports or index pricing. Competitive awards favor cost (30–40% weight in most evaluations), product quality, geographic preference, and delivery reliability; small business and minority-owned enterprise status receive secondary weight (5–15%) where scored.