UNSPSC 50406806: Japanese yams

The variety of yams known as japanese yams

UNSPSC 50406806 Japanese yams, a Commodity code, does not align with the actual produce solicitations recently posted by state and local agencies. The recent opportunities block shows active procurement across fresh produce categories—apples, bananas, broccoli, carrots, lettuce, potatoes, tomatoes, and mixed seasonal items—but contains no fresh solicitations naming Japanese yams or yams of any kind as a discrete line item or contract focus.

The mismatch appears to reflect a UNSPSC taxonomy assignment rather than current buying patterns. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with the Northside Independent School District (San Antonio), Austin Independent School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, McAllen Independent School District, and Hillsborough County Public Schools among the repeat solicitors; county school systems in Georgia (Bulloch, Bryan, Dougherty, Glynn, Liberty, Muscogee, Henry, Douglas) also appear frequently. A few non-school buyers posted—the City of San Antonio's senior center produce markets, Head Start of Greater Dallas, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (for institutional food service)—but schools account for the bulk of recent activity. The geographic footprint spans Texas, Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, and Missouri, with Texas and Georgia showing the heaviest volume of recent postings. Typical RFPs and IFBs run six to twelve weeks from posting to response deadline, with contract terms of July 1 to June 30 aligned to the school fiscal year. Evaluation commonly weights price 30–50 percent, quality and service 15–25 percent, and local or domestic sourcing preferences at 5–15 percent; several school districts apply a dollar preference to organic produce or require sourcing within 200–400 miles. Since the code does not reflect current buying patterns for Japanese yams specifically, assess fit based on whether your firm supplies specialty or ethnic produce varieties that align with broader school nutrition or institutional foodservice procurement, not on this code's nominal scope.