UNSPSC 50405712: Canchán potatoe

Papa Canchan, also called Papa Rosada (Pink Potato), has a pink, thin skin. The meat is of a pale whitish color like Papas Blancas, therefore probably sometimes sold under this name, but they stay much firmer when cooked and have a better flavor. Papas Canchans find a use in Peruvian stews, soups and the famous Pachamanca. It is also the most common potato variety used for Papa Rellena.

UNSPSC 50405712 Canchán potato, a Commodity code, names a specific tuber variety, but state and local procurement activity under this code focuses on fresh produce supply contracts where potatoes—including both regular white potatoes and specialty varieties such as canchán and sweet potatoes—are procured as part of broader fresh-produce or food-service solicitations rather than as standalone line items. Recent opportunities show state and local governments buying potatoes primarily through institutional food-service contracts at correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, school districts, senior centers, and mental-health facilities. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has issued multiple solicitations for bulk white potatoes, sweet potatoes for canning, and fresh fruits and vegetables that implicitly include potato varieties; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicits frozen, prepared, and fresh potato products (french fries, hash browns, bulk potatoes) as line items within larger food-service grocery bids for state facilities; Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health procure fresh produce including potatoes for institutional food service; and school districts in Texas and Georgia bid fresh produce including potatoes for child nutrition programs. Issuing bodies are predominantly state departments (HHS commissions, departments of corrections, departments of mental health), county school districts, and independent school districts, with repeat buyers including the Texas HHS Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and multiple Georgia school boards.

Recent solicitations span Texas, Illinois, and Georgia. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice posted Invitation for Bids (IFB IW253099) for white potatoes for canning and IFB IW253121 for sweet potatoes for canning, both with responses due June 23, 2026. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued multiple Invitations for Bid (HHS0017872, HHS0017798, HHS0017799) for consumables and food-service groceries at state-supported living centers including prepared potato products, with responses due August 25, 2026. The Illinois Department of Corrections solicited fresh produce including potatoes for Joliet Treatment Center under RFQ 27426DOCJOLIEB53849, with quotes due September 3, 2026 as a small-business set-aside. School districts in Georgia—including Bartow County, Dougherty County, Early County, and Bryan County—have issued sealed-bid and RFP solicitations for fresh produce including potatoes for school nutrition programs during 2026-2027, with response dates ranging from May 27 through June 22, 2026. Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin bid fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026) with a local-sourcing requirement within 400 miles and a 5 percent diverse-business preference. Head Start of Greater Dallas issued IFB 26-GP for grocery products including produce, with an estimated total procurement value of $969,460.94 and sealed bids due June 24, 2026. The code shows active, recurrent procurement activity, particularly in Texas and Georgia school and institutional food-service contracts, with most solicitations issued as Invitations for Bid or Sealed Bid format and response deadlines concentrated in May through October 2026.