UNSPSC 50406406: Goldensweet sweet potatoes

The variety of sweet potatoes known as goldensweet sweet potatoes

UNSPSC 50406406 Goldensweet sweet potatoes, a Commodity code, frames the actual state and local procurement activity around fresh produce supply to school districts, child nutrition programs, and state institutional food service operations, where sweet potatoes appear as line items within broader fresh-produce and food-service contracts rather than as standalone specialized purchases. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code span school nutrition programs (elementary through high school districts), county boards of education, state departments of criminal justice, Head Start child care agencies, and city senior services divisions. The mix is heavily weighted toward K–12 school districts and regional education cooperatives, with repeat buyers including Texas Department of Criminal Justice (institutional cafeteria supply), Georgia school systems (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Glynn County, Douglas County), and Texas school districts (McAllen ISD, Northside ISD, Austin ISD). Work actually solicited ranges from dedicated fresh-produce contracts for school nutrition programs (frequently RFPs or IFBs specifying pack quantities, delivery schedules, and USDA compliance) to multi-category food-service procurement where sweet potatoes represent one item among hundreds of groceries, proteins, and produce.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia, with secondary activity in Florida, Connecticut, and Missouri. Representative solicitations include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice IFB IW253121 for sweet potatoes for canning (bids due June 23, 2026, via TDCJ Procurement Portal), the Bartow County School System RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles (proposals due June 22, 2026, at Bartow County Central Warehouse), Dougherty County Board of Education sealed-bid procurement for 40 produce line items including potatoes (bid opening June 16, 2026 in Albany, Georgia), and McAllen Independent School District RFP 2026-1029 for fresh produce to 31 campuses (proposals due March 6, 2026). USDA Buy American compliance, HACCP certification, domestic-sourcing preferences (particularly in Texas and Georgia), and delivery-frequency requirements to multiple school sites drive specification complexity. Contracts typically run July through June academic years with optional renewal periods, pricing based on USDA market indices or firm fixed rates, and evaluation weighting cost heavily alongside product quality and vendor capacity. The code shows steady procurement activity across the region with no immediate supply shortage signals.