UNSPSC 50406414: Okinawan sweet potatoes

The variety of sweet potatoes known as okinawan sweet potatoes

UNSPSC 50406414 Okinawan sweet potatoes is a Commodity code describing a single agricultural product line that state and local governments procure primarily for institutional food service operations — correctional facilities, mental health centers, state supported living centers, school nutrition programs, and senior services. The code sees active recent solicitation across Texas institutional buyers, particularly the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Texas Health and Human Services Commission, alongside school districts and health-care facilities in other states. Work under this code spans bulk fresh produce procurement for dining operations, with vendors expected to meet USDA quality and freshness standards, manage delivery logistics to multiple institutional sites, and maintain compliance with food-safety regulations and prevailing-wage requirements where applicable.

Recent opportunities cluster heavily in Texas and Georgia, where state departments of criminal justice, education agencies, and health services are actively bidding institutional food contracts. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued multiple IFBs in June 2026 for sweet potatoes for canning (IFB IW253121, due June 23, 2026), alongside concurrent procurements for related produce items across correctional food warehouses. The Illinois Department of Corrections solicited fresh produce supply to Joliet Treatment Center (IFB 27426DOCJOLIEB53849, due September 3, 2026) under a small-business set-aside, specifying bi-weekly deliveries with USDA-grade compliance and prevailing-wage certification required. School nutrition programs in Georgia — including Bartow County Schools (RFP 10-2026-019, due June 22, 2026) and Dougherty County Schools (sealed bid due June 16, 2026) — are sourcing fresh produce including sweet potatoes from local vendors within specified geographic radii. Early County Board of Education (Georgia) is procuring approximately 300+ food line items including fresh produce for July 2026 through June 2027 (due June 8, 2026). Institutional buyers across these jurisdictions emphasize firm, fixed pricing on F.O.B. Destination terms; compliance with health, safety, and labor certifications; and demonstrated capacity to manage scheduled, consistent deliveries to multiple facilities. Set-asides and preferences vary by issuer — small-business designations appear in Illinois and Georgia school district bids, while Texas correctional and health-service procurements typically do not restrict eligibility but require debarment, E-Verify, and child-support compliance certifications from all respondents.