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 is a Commodity code representing the procurement of fresh and processed potato products by state and local governments. Recent solicitations show state agencies, school districts, and correctional institutions buying native potatoes primarily for food service operations—ranging from fresh bulk white potatoes for institutional kitchens to prepared potato products (frozen french fries, hashbrown patties) for cafeteria and canteen use. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Texas Health and Human Services Commission are repeat buyers, soliciting potatoes for correctional facilities, state supported living centers, and food warehouse distribution. Work under this code spans bulk commodity procurement (white potatoes for canning, fresh potatoes for school nutrition programs) and prepared specialty items (frozen potato products for institutional meal service). Issuing bodies include state departments managing correctional and health services, county school nutrition programs, and specialized facilities such as state-supported living centers, with school districts representing a significant portion of recent activity driven by National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program funding.

The code shows concentrated activity in Texas and Georgia, with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice posting multiple potato solicitations (IW253099 for white potatoes canned, IW253121 for sweet potatoes canned, both due June 23, 2026) and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission bidding prepared potato products for Lufkin and Mexia state supported living centers (IFB HHS0017799 and HHS0018082, responses due August 25 and October 23, 2026, respectively). Georgia school systems including Bartow County and Dougherty County are soliciting fresh produce packages that include potatoes as line items within broader produce contracts (RFP 10-2026-019, deadline June 22, 2026; IFB 016-SNS-2027, due June 16, 2026). The broader produce and cafeteria food procurement landscape spans multiple jurisdictions across Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Florida, though potato-specific opportunities cluster in institutional food service (correctional, health services, school nutrition) where volume and contractual stability support regular vendor engagement. Recent activity reflects seasonal school nutrition procurement cycles and ongoing institutional commissary supply needs, with most opportunities posted in the second quarter and early third quarter of 2026.