UNSPSC 50406420: Yellow jersey sweet potatoes

The variety of sweet potatoes known as yellow jersey sweet potatoes

UNSPSC 50406420 Yellow jersey sweet potatoes is a Commodity code that names a single produce item, but the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under this code does not center on yellow jersey sweet potatoes specifically. Instead, the opportunities show school districts, county nutrition programs, and institutional buyers procuring fresh produce assortments—including carrots, potatoes (white and sweet), apples, broccoli, lettuce, tomatoes, and seasonal fruits—as part of broader child nutrition, school lunch, and institutional food service contracts. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple solicitations (IW253121, IW253099, IW241979) for sweet potatoes and carrots for canning and institutional food service, but the recent state and local docket is dominated by school nutrition programs acquiring mixed fresh produce in case quantities for weekly delivery to elementary and secondary campuses. School districts, county boards of education, and child care providers are the primary issuing bodies, with activity concentrated in Georgia (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Bulloch County, Glynn County, Henry County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County), Texas (McAllen ISD, Northside ISD, Austin ISD, Hillsborough County), and Florida. Smaller clusters of activity appear in Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI), and national procurement by Head Start agencies and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Representative recent solicitations include the Bartow County School System (Georgia) RFP 10-2026-019 seeking local fresh fruits and vegetables from farms within 400 miles, due June 22, 2026, under a contract running July 2026 through June 2027 with four renewal options; the Dougherty County Board of Education School Nutrition Program (Georgia) sealed-bid procurement for 40 fresh produce line items including apples, carrots, lettuce, potatoes, and tomatoes, with bids due June 16, 2026; Northside Independent School District (Texas) RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce delivery to 117 campuses five days per week, due May 7, 2026; and the Douglas County School System (Georgia) RFP SN 26-004 for 72 fresh produce items across two regional groupings serving 30 school districts, due March 4, 2026, with estimated Area One spending of approximately $4.4 million annually. Evaluation criteria typically weight cost between 30 and 50 percent, with secondary emphasis on product quality, delivery capability, compliance with Buy American provisions, and vendor qualifications including HACCP certification and insurance coverage. School nutrition programs consistently require weekly or twice-weekly delivery to multiple school sites between 6:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., firm pricing for the initial contract term (often 12 months), and traceability documentation or farm-of-origin labeling. Set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises are not standard in this code's recent activity; however, some districts offer preferences for local sourcing, Texas-grown products, or HUB (historically underutilized business) status when quality and cost are equal.