UNSPSC 50406803: Chinese yams

The variety of yams known as chinese yams

UNSPSC 50406803 Chinese yams is a Commodity code that sees limited recent solicitation activity in state and local procurement; the code appears within broader fresh produce and grocery procurement scopes but does not align clearly with the specific opportunities posted. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under related fresh-produce categories include school districts (Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin, Northside Independent School District and Austin Independent School District in Texas, multiple Georgia school systems including Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Glynn County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, and Henry County, Savannah-Chatham County, Bulloch County, Rockwood R-VI in Missouri, and Hillsborough County in Florida), Head Start programs (Head Start of Greater Dallas), institutional food service buyers (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut), and city and county nutrition programs (San Antonio Parks & Recreation and Human Services, various state procurement offices in Texas and Georgia). Geographic concentration is strongest in Texas, Georgia, and Florida, with secondary activity in Missouri, Wisconsin, Connecticut, and other states. Representative recent opportunities include the Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks due July 29, 2026, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's IFB IW253079 for carrots and IFB IW253121 for sweet potatoes (both due June 23, 2026), and Bartow County School System's RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables due June 22, 2026. The actual work being solicited under code 50406803 does not appear directly in these opportunities; the code's nomination alongside broader produce categories suggests it may function as a sub-item within multi-line grocery or fresh-produce contracts rather than as a standalone procurement focus.

The procurement landscape for fresh produce in state and local food service is highly active and fragmented across dozens of issuing bodies with overlapping geographic and operational scope. School nutrition programs dominate the activity, with districts specifying local-sourcing preferences (within 200–400 miles), USDA Child Nutrition Program compliance, HACCP certification, and cost-plus or fixed-price pricing models. Institutional buyers such as TDCJ conduct large bulk procurements with firm pricing, FOB destination delivery, and compliance certifications including debarment, E-Verify, and Texas preference set-asides where applicable. Evaluation criteria typically weight price (30–50 points), product quality and availability (15–30 points), vendor qualifications and experience (10–20 points), and service/delivery capability (10–20 points). If your firm supplies Chinese yams as part of a broader fresh-produce or specialty-vegetable offering, the active school-district and institutional-food-service segments in Texas, Georgia, and Florida offer entry points; however, the code itself shows minimal independent demand and would be most viable as a line item within larger multicommodity responses to RFPs and IFBs covering seasonal or specialty produce for USDA-reimbursable meal programs.