UNSPSC 50406805: Greater yams

The variety of yams known as greater yams

UNSPSC 50406805 Greater yams, a Commodity code, appears in state and local procurement primarily for school nutrition programs and institutional food service operations that source fresh produce for student meals and senior services. Recent solicitations show state and local governments purchasing yams and related root vegetables as components of broader fresh-produce contracts rather than as standalone line items, with yams typically grouped alongside carrots, sweet potatoes, white potatoes, and other vegetables for delivery to school cafeterias, senior centers, and correctional facilities.

School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, including Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), Northside Independent School District (Texas), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida), Dougherty County Board of Education (Georgia), Bartow County School System (Georgia), and Glynn County Board of Education (Georgia), alongside state correctional and institutional buyers such as the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia, with additional solicitations posted in Florida, Wisconsin, Connecticut, and Missouri. Representative recent opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (RFB, due July 29, 2026) requiring produce sourced within 400 miles of Madison; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's procurement for sweet potatoes for canning under IFB IW253121 (due June 23, 2026); and Northside Independent School District's RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce delivery to all district campuses five days per week (RFP, due May 7, 2026). Institutional buyers typically embed yams within larger produce specifications, price on a per-pound or per-case basis, require USDA compliance and traceability documentation, impose strict delivery schedules (often twice-weekly or weekly), and mandate organic and local-sourcing preferences when cost and quality align with bid criteria.