UNSPSC 50406402: Centennial sweet potatoes

The variety of sweet potatoes known as centennial sweet potatoes

UNSPSC 50406402 Centennial sweet potatoes is a Commodity code that spans state and local government procurement of fresh sweet potatoes for institutional food service operations, particularly correctional and health-care facilities, school districts, and senior service programs. The code shows active recent demand driven primarily by Texas state agencies and Georgia school districts acquiring fresh produce for cafeteria and inmate meal programs, as well as for canning and processing operations. Issuing bodies include state departments of criminal justice and health services, school nutrition programs, senior centers, and county boards of education. Texas Department of Criminal Justice appears as a repeat buyer, posting multiple fresh-produce solicitations across its warehouse network and facility locations; Texas Health and Human Services Commission similarly solicits regularly for consumables and food products serving state-supported living centers.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued bids for sweet potatoes for canning (IFB IW253121, due June 23, 2026) and posted concurrent fresh-produce solicitations for multiple warehouse locations, including Palestine (IFB IW267376, due October 19, 2026) and Snyder and Wynne food warehouses (IFB IW267420 and IFB IW267411, both due October 14, 2026). Texas Health and Human Services Commission procured consumables including prepared foods and food service supplies for Lufkin State Supported Living Center (IFB HHS0018082, due October 23, 2026, and IFB HHS0017872, due August 25, 2026) and for Mexia State Supported Living Center (IFB HHS0017799 and HHS0017798, both due August 25, 2026). Georgia school districts—Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, and Early County—each issued fresh-produce bids for school nutrition programs during fiscal 2026–2027, requiring local sourcing within 400 miles and delivery to central warehouses or individual school sites. Illinois Department of Corrections (Joliet Treatment Center) and Illinois Department of Mental Health (Madden Mental Health Center) posted fresh-produce procurements. A Madison Metropolitan School District RFB for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks under the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026) specified Wisconsin-sourced produce within 400 miles and ready-to-eat processing. Head Start of Greater Dallas issued IFB 26-GP for grocery products including produce totaling $969,460.94 over a potential five-year term.