UNSPSC 50405714: Huamantanga potatoe

Papa Huamantanga, also known as Juito Rojo is the star of the potatoes. It is cultivated mostly in the Peruvian Andes in the regions of Huancavelica, Ayacucho, Junin, Apurimac, Cerro de Pasco, Huanuco, Ancash, Cusco and Lima at an altitude between 3700 m and 4700 m above sea level. The flesh of the Papa Huamantanga has the color of a Papa Blanca (white potato) but the texture of a Papa Amarilla (yellow potato). It is best for cream colored mashed potatoes, or eaten steamed (12 to 15 minutes is enough) or fried.

UNSPSC 50405714 Huamantanga Potatoe is a Commodity code that sits at the base of the produce taxonomy, yet the actual state and local procurement activity tagged under it spans a far broader range of fresh produce sourcing—apples, bananas, carrots, tomatoes, strawberries, and dozens of other fruits and vegetables—rather than Huamantanga potatoes specifically. School districts, county boards of education, and institutional food service operators dominate the issuing-body mix, with repeat activity from Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Georgia school systems (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Bulloch County, Liberty County, Glynn County, Henry County, Douglas County), and Texas independent school districts (McAllen, Austin, Northside). A smaller cadre of municipalities—San Antonio, Savannah-Chatham County, Meriden Connecticut—and child-care and senior-service providers (Head Start of Greater Dallas, Hillsborough County FFVP program, San Antonio senior services) also appear. These buyers treat fresh-produce procurement as commodity sourcing for recurring institutional meal service, with geographic preferences (sourcing within state or within 200–400 miles of delivery points), USDA compliance mandates, and cost-leadership evaluation models dominating terms.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia, with secondary presence in Florida, Connecticut, and Missouri. Representative solicitations include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's bulk procurement for white potatoes and carrots (IFBs posted June 2–23, 2026, with tight response deadlines and firm fixed pricing); the Madison Metropolitan School District's Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Snacks RFB (posted July 8, 2026, due July 29, with weekly delivery of 5,900 servings and organic-produce pricing incentives); the Bartow County School System's local-produce RFP (posted May 21, 2026, due June 22, sourcing within 400 miles with seasonal variety weighting); and the Douglas County School System's cooperative-buying RFP for fresh produce and eggs covering 30 school districts across two Georgia areas with estimated spend of $5.5 million annually (posted February 4, 2026, due March 4). Evaluation consistently weights price at 30–50 percent; quality, compliance, and delivery logistics at 20–30 percent combined; and local or sustainable sourcing preferences at 5–25 percent when present. Contracts typically run one school or fiscal year (July–June) with two to four renewal options, FOB destination pricing with delivery to multiple school sites, and payment Net 30 to Net 40 days from delivery.