UNSPSC 50405717: Native potato

A type of potatoe sold in Peru under the name of Papa Nativa or Papa Andina even if these names describe a number of different Andean potato varieties. Popularity of this potatoe variety increased in recent years by the growth in sales of naturally bi-color native potato chips.

UNSPSC 50405717 Native potato, a Commodity code, defines fresh potatoes delivered to state and local institutions for school nutrition, correctional food service, and senior center operations. Recent solicitations show school districts and state criminal justice agencies competing for supply contracts that span a school year or fiscal period, with produce delivered weekly or as-needed to multiple sites. State agencies and school systems predominate as the issuing bodies, alongside occasional municipal or nonprofit operators running meal programs; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice appears repeatedly in the recent record as a high-volume buyer of potatoes (including white potatoes and sweet potatoes for canning), alongside multiple Georgia school districts (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Bulloch County, Glynn County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham, Henry County, Douglas County) and school systems across Texas, Florida, Connecticut, Missouri, and other states. Geographic activity concentrates heavily in Texas and Georgia, where state agencies and school nutrition programs issue standing annual contracts for fresh and processed potato products.

Recent representative opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's Invitation for Bid IW253099 (white potatoes for canning, due June 23, 2026) and IW253121 (sweet potatoes for canning, due June 23, 2026), both requesting bulk quantities for institutional food service; the Bartow County School System's Request for Proposal 10-2026-019 (local fresh fruits and vegetables including potatoes, proposals due June 22, 2026, contract award anticipated July 20, 2026); and Dougherty County Board of Education's sealed bid for fresh produce including potatoes (bids due June 16, 2026, 11:30 a.m.). Delivery requirements typically mandate weekly service to central warehouses or individual school sites between early-morning and mid-afternoon windows, with pricing structured as firm fixed unit rates (per pound or per case) and contracts running from July through June of the following fiscal year. Vendors frequently compete on a line-item basis against USDA Agricultural Marketing Service pricing benchmarks or cost-plus formulas, must carry commercial general liability insurance (typically $500,000 to $2 million aggregate), maintain HACCP certifications and food safety documentation, and comply with Buy American provisions and federal debarment requirements. School districts commonly weight evaluation on cost (30–40%), product quality and availability (15–30%), delivery and service reliability (15–25%), and vendor qualifications or references (10–15%), with no explicit small-business or disadvantaged-business set-asides identified in the posted solicitations.