UNSPSC 50407010: Batatas

The type of vegetable known as batatas

UNSPSC 50407010 Batatas (Commodity) encompasses fresh and processed tuber products — chiefly sweet potatoes and white potatoes — supplied to institutional food service operations including school districts, criminal justice facilities, and senior services programs. State and local governments procure batatas primarily through school nutrition contracts that call for bulk fresh produce delivery to multiple sites, institutional food service at correctional facilities, and specialized nutrition programs targeting children and seniors. The issuing bodies span school districts of varying sizes (from small rural districts to large metropolitan systems like Northside Independent School District in Texas and Austin ISD), state corrections departments (particularly the Texas Department of Criminal Justice), county boards of education across Georgia, and municipal senior services divisions. School nutrition procurement dominates the code's activity, with districts specifying sweet potatoes and white potatoes as line items within broader produce bids that also cover carrots, apples, broccoli, and other vegetables.

Recent activity concentrates heavily in Texas and Georgia. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple solicitations for white potatoes and sweet potatoes for canning (IFBs IW253099, IW253121, and IW241979-A for carrots at 1,200 tons), with responses due in June and March 2026. Georgia school districts dominate the landscape: Bulloch County Schools issued an RFP for local fresh produce including sweet potatoes with a May 4, 2026 deadline; Bartow County Schools sought local fresh fruits and vegetables with a June 22, 2026 proposal deadline; Dougherty County Board of Education requested sealed bids for fresh produce (40 line items including potatoes) due June 16, 2026; and multiple other Georgia districts (Glynn County, Bryan County, Liberty County, Muscogee County) posted produce bids in March through May 2026. Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin solicited fresh fruit and vegetable snacks under RFB 4163 due July 29, 2026, requiring produce sourced within 400 miles and emphasizing local sourcing and organic pricing preferences. The code shows sustained institutional procurement activity across the South and Upper Midwest, driven by annual school nutrition contract cycles (typically July through June), with secondary activity from correctional facilities and aging-services programs.