UNSPSC 50406809: White guinea yams

The variety of yams known as white guinea yams

UNSPSC 50406809 White guinea yams is a Commodity code. State and local governments soliciting under this code are actually buying fresh produce—primarily fresh fruits and vegetables for institutional food service operations at correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, school nutrition programs, senior centers, and mental health facilities. The recent opportunities show a much broader produce procurement landscape than the code name alone suggests: while white guinea yams appear nowhere in the recent solicitations, the code sits within a family of fresh produce commodities that state and local agencies are actively procuring. 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 Schools, Dougherty County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, Bryan County Schools), and regional or county entities (Collier County Board of County Commissioners). Texas and Illinois dominate recent activity, with Georgia school districts also showing consistent procurement volume.

Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for consumable foods at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (HHS0018082, due October 23, 2026), soliciting prepared foods and food service supplies on a 22-line-item basis; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's multiple solicitations for fresh fruits and vegetables to regional food warehouses (IW267420 Snyder, IW267411 Wynne, IW267376 Palestine, all with October 2026 deadlines); the Illinois Department of Corrections' quote for fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center (27426DOCJOLIEB53849, due September 3, 2026, small business set-aside); the Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (4163, due July 29, 2026, sourced within 400 miles and Wisconsin with 5 percent diverse-owned preference); and multiple Georgia school district bids for fresh produce covering 24–40 line items across Dougherty County (June 16, 2026), Bartow County (June 22, 2026), Early County (June 8, 2026), and Bryan County (May 27, 2026). Collier County's ITN for food services at North Collier Regional Park (258360, due March 6, 2025) and Head Start of Greater Dallas's IFB for grocery products (26GP, due June 24, 2026, $969,460.94 estimated value) round out the institutional and community-based buyer set. None of these solicitations specifically name white guinea yams; the code's relevance to current procurement activity is unclear from posted opportunities.