UNSPSC 50406808: Potato yams

The variety of yams known as potato yams

UNSPSC 50406808 Potato yams is a Commodity code. State and local procurement activity under this code spans fresh produce supply and delivery to institutional food service operations, with the recent solicitation record showing that state and local governments are buying fresh produce—including potatoes, yams, carrots, and other vegetables—for delivery to state facilities, school nutrition programs, county parks, and other public venues. The issuing bodies are predominantly state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Bartow County, Dougherty County, Early County, Bryan County), county and municipal governments (Collier County, Marion Health Care Coalition, San Antonio Parks & Recreation), and specialized public entities such as state-supported living centers. Several of these agencies—notably the Texas HHS Commission and Texas Department of Criminal Justice—appear multiple times in the recent record with repeated fresh-produce and food-service solicitations. The work solicited includes weekly or bi-weekly delivery of fresh, cleaned, and inspected produce to institutional kitchens and food warehouses; compliance with USDA quality and grading standards; temperature-controlled storage and transportation; and adherence to food-safety regulations including HACCP plans and traceability documentation.

Geographic activity is concentrated in Texas (particularly through TDCJ and HHS repeated solicitations), Georgia (school districts and state procurement), and Illinois (state departments), with outlier activity in Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District) and Florida (Collier County). Representative recent opportunities include the Texas HHS Commission's solicitation HHS0018082 for consumable foods at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (IFB due 23 October 2026) spanning prepared foods and food-service supplies for fiscal year 2027 operations; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's multiple fresh-produce solicitations (IW267376 and IW267420 for facility warehouses, due 19–14 October 2026 respectively); and the Illinois Department of Mental Health's small-purchase solicitation 27444DHSMENTHB53608 for fresh fruits and vegetables at Madden Mental Health Center (due 14 August 2026). School-district procurements include Madison Metropolitan RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks within 400 miles of Madison (due 29 July 2026), and Bartow County's RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh produce within 400 miles of the school system (due 22 June 2026). Most solicitations use IFB or RFP notice types with firm-fixed unit pricing, 120–240-day price holdover periods, F.O.B. Destination terms with vendor responsibility for all freight and delivery costs, and contract terms of one to three years with optional renewal periods.