UNSPSC 50406407: Hanna sweet potatoes

The variety of sweet potatoes known as hanna sweet potatoes

UNSPSC 50406407 Hanna sweet potatoes is a Commodity code covering bulk sweet potato supply to institutional food service operations. State and local governments procuring under this code are primarily purchasing fresh and processed sweet potatoes for correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, school nutrition programs, and other institutional dining operations. The procurements span fresh whole potatoes for kitchen preparation, canned or processed sweet potatoes for bulk institutional use, and occasionally sweet potato snacks or side products. Issuing bodies include state correctional and criminal justice departments, state health and human services agencies operating supported living centers, county and school district nutrition programs, and municipal senior services divisions. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Texas Health and Human Services Commission emerge as repeat institutional buyers, with activity also reported from school districts in Georgia and other states, municipal parks and recreation food service operations, and Illinois correctional and mental health facilities.

Activity under this code concentrates heavily in Texas and Georgia, with secondary activity in Illinois and other states. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's IFB IW253121 for sweet potatoes for canning (posted June 23, 2026, due June 23, 2026), submitted through the TDCJ Procurement Portal; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017872 for consumables and noncontract food items including prepared foods and serviceware for Lufkin State Supported Living Center (posted August 11, 2026, due August 25, 2026); and the Dougherty County Board of Education School Nutrition Program's sealed-bid procurement for fresh produce spanning 40 line items including potatoes (posted May 19, 2026, due June 16, 2026). Recent opportunities typically require F.O.B. Destination pricing with freight prepaid, compliance with USDA grade standards, delivery within specified windows (often 7 to 14 days), mandatory insurance (general liability $500,000 to $1 million minimum), and submission of three to five verifiable references demonstrating prior institutional food service experience. Evaluation criteria emphasize specification compliance, delivery reliability, and past performance alongside price competitiveness; many solicitations allow the issuing body to award to a single or multiple vendors based on best value rather than lowest price alone.