UNSPSC 50406419: Redglow sweet potatoes

The variety of sweet potatoes known as redglow sweet potatoes

UNSPSC 50406419 Redglow sweet potatoes is a Commodity code representing a specific produce line item that state and local governments procure primarily for school nutrition programs, corrections facilities, and senior services. Recent solicitations show sweet potatoes sold fresh or canned—the Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted bids for both fresh sweet potatoes for general supply (IFB IW253121, due June 23, 2026) and sweet potatoes for canning (IFB IW242176, due March 3, 2026)—while school districts source fresh produce that may include sweet potatoes as part of broader fresh-produce contracts supporting child nutrition and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Programs. The code sits within a fragmented buying landscape spanning state corrections agencies, school districts from elementary through secondary, senior services, and special-purpose nutrition programs, with no dominant single buyer visible in the recent record.

School districts in Georgia and Texas drive the most recent activity, posting RFPs and IFBs for fresh produce bundles that encompass sweet potatoes alongside apples, carrots, broccoli, and other staples. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice appears twice in the sample on sweet-potato-specific canning contracts. Representative recent solicitations include the Bulloch County School District IFP for locally-grown produce (posted April 3, 2026, due May 4, 2026), which names sweet potatoes at historical pricing of $2.00 per pound and requires sourcing within 200 miles, and the McAllen Independent School District RFP for fresh produce (posted March 6, 2026, due March 6, 2026), which covers 20,000 students across 31 campuses and awards to multiple vendors. Dougherty County Board of Education, Bartow County School System, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia, along with Northside Independent School District and Austin Independent School District in Texas, all posted fresh-produce bids in the March through May 2026 window that likely included sweet potatoes in their produce line items. The code shows steady activity but operates within larger commodity bundles; isolated sweet-potato awards are less common than inclusion in comprehensive fresh-produce or food-service contracts where sweet potatoes compete with dozens of other line items on price and availability.