UNSPSC 50406800: Yams

The type of vegetable known as yams

UNSPSC 50406800 Yams is a Class code encompassing fresh fruit and vegetable snacks, with state and local governments procuring ready-to-eat produce items—including fresh yams, potatoes, carrots, and other specialty vegetables—primarily through school nutrition programs, child care facilities, and correctional institutions. Recent solicitations show school districts and child nutrition programs sourcing pre-processed, packaged produce in bulk for student meal service, USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program distributions, and institutional food service. The buying mix spans elementary and secondary school districts, county school boards, city school systems, Head Start providers, and state correctional agencies; school nutrition programs represent the dominant buyer category, with repeat activity from Texas (state departments and school districts), Georgia (multiple county and district systems), and Florida institutional buyers. Geographic concentration is heaviest in the South and Southwest, particularly Texas and Georgia, where multiple school districts and state agencies post overlapping seasonal solicitations.

Representative recent opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) issuing RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks with a response date of July 29, 2026, requiring weekly delivery of approximately 5,900 servings in ready-to-eat form with farm-of-origin traceability and a 5% preference for Wisconsin diverse-owned vendors; Head Start of Greater Dallas issuing IFB 26-GP with a June 24, 2026 response date for approximately 32,409 cases of frozen foods, produce, and meat products meeting Child and Adult Care Food Program requirements across a $969,460.94 estimated contract value; and Northside Independent School District (San Antonio) posting RFP 2026-048 due May 7, 2026, for fresh produce delivery to 117 campuses five days weekly, with evaluation weighted toward price (35%), extent of meeting needs (25%), and quality (15%). Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple IFBs for bulk white potatoes, sweet potatoes, and carrots for institutional canning and food service operations at standardized competitive-bid terms. The code reflects strong institutional-procurement demand concentrated in school-year cycles (July through June), with locational and sourcing preferences favoring regional and domestic produce, traceability documentation, HACCP and food safety compliance, and cooperative-purchasing vehicle participation across multi-district consortia.