UNSPSC 50405718: Cóctel potato

A type of potatoe that is sweet, watery and round. It has the texture and flavor of the white potato, so it lends itself to being eaten boiled and covered in sauces. It can also be cooked and eaten in a baked shell. It is characterized by its small size and its thin skin.

UNSPSC 50405718 Cóctel potato, a Commodity code, spans the supply of prepared potato products and fresh produce to state and local institutional food-service operations — including correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, mental health facilities, school districts, parks departments, and senior services. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers procuring cóctel potatoes alongside other fresh produce, prepared potato products (french fries, hashbrown patties), and related food-service consumables for on-site cafeterias, canteens, and meal programs. The work involves vendor-supplied products meeting USDA specifications, firm fixed pricing on F.O.B. Destination terms with freight prepaid and included, and compliance with state food-service regulations, prevailing-wage requirements where applicable, and cybersecurity and E-Verify certifications. Issuing bodies include state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), county school systems and school nutrition programs, and special-purpose districts (Head Start organizations, regional parks departments, senior services divisions). Texas agencies are repeat buyers; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted multiple consolidated food-procurement IFBs for state-supported living centers in August and October 2026, while the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued multiple fresh-produce solicitations between June and September 2026.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia, with secondary activity in Illinois and Wisconsin. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumables at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (posted October 16, 2026, due October 23, 2026), encompassing 22 line items of prepared foods and food-service supplies; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's fresh-produce solicitations for warehouse supply (IW267420 and IW267411, posted September 30, 2026, due October 14, 2026); the Illinois Department of Corrections' small-business-set-aside RFQ for fresh produce at Joliet Treatment Center (posted August 27, 2026, due September 3, 2026), requiring bi-weekly deliveries of specified items meeting USDA criteria and F.O.B. Destination pricing with prevailing-wage compliance; and multiple Georgia school-district fresh-produce bids (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, and Early County) posted May through June 2026, due dates through June 22, 2026, emphasizing local sourcing within 400 miles and requiring delivery to central warehouses or school sites. Contracts typically run one fiscal year with renewal options of one to four years. Set-asides and preferences vary by issuer — Texas emphasizes HUB subcontracting plans and E-Verify compliance; Georgia school districts prioritize local and diverse-owned vendors with points-based evaluation; Head Start and school nutrition programs apply USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program and National School Lunch Program compliance requirements.