UNSPSC 50405711: Yungay potatoes

Variety of potatoes known as yungay potatoes.

UNSPSC 50405711 Yungay potatoes is a Commodity code that describes fresh potato varieties purchased by state and local governments primarily for institutional food service — cafeteria supply, inmate feeding, senior center nutrition programs, and school meal operations. Recent solicitations show that buying entities are procuring potatoes as part of broader fresh produce or food service contracts rather than as standalone line items; potatoes appear in multimodal grocery bids alongside proteins, vegetables, fruits, and supplies. The issuing-body mix spans state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), county and municipal school districts (Bartow County Schools, Bryan County Schools, Dougherty County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, Madison Metropolitan School District), and special-purpose districts serving seniors and child care (Marion Health Care Coalition, Head Start of Greater Dallas). Texas and Georgia account for the preponderance of recent activity, with secondary activity in Illinois and Wisconsin.

Representative recent opportunities illustrate the scope: the Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicited fresh fruit and vegetables for multiple warehouse and facility locations (Wynne Food Warehouse, Snyder Food Warehouse, Palestine facility) via IFB through September and October 2026, with responses due on rolling dates in mid-October; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission bid food service groceries and consumables for Lufkin and Mexia State Supported Living Centers under IFBs HHS0017799 and HHS0017798, with estimated annual values of $158,000 and $160,500 respectively and responses due August 25, 2026; the Illinois Department of Corrections requested fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center under small-business set-aside IFB 27426DOCJOLIEB53849, specifying potatoes as one of multiple produce items with bi-weekly delivery and F.O.B. Destination pricing, responses due September 3, 2026; Bartow County Schools sought local fresh fruits and vegetables with a 400-mile sourcing requirement (RFP 10-2026-019, responses due June 22, 2026); and Dougherty County Board of Education solicited sealed bids for fresh produce covering 40 line items with estimated yearly quantities for multiple produce types, responses due June 16, 2026. Potatoes compete in multivendor or multi-line-item procurement environments where pricing, delivery compliance, and quality standards drive award decisions alongside geographic and minority-business preferences where applicable.