UNSPSC 50407010: Batatas

The type of vegetable known as batatas

UNSPSC 50407010 Batatas, a Commodity code, encompasses the supply of sweet potatoes and white potatoes to state and local institutional food service operations — primarily corrections facilities, mental health centers, state supported living centers, school districts, and senior services. Recent solicitations show state and local governments buying potatoes in bulk for inmate meals, patient dining, student nutrition programs, and congregate senior meals, sourced either fresh or processed for canning. The work spans fresh produce procurement under standing agreements with delivery cycles ranging from weekly to bi-weekly, as well as one-time bulk purchases for institutional processing and storage. Issuing bodies include departments of corrections (Texas, Illinois), health and human services agencies operating state supported living centers, school nutrition programs, and senior service divisions across Texas, Georgia, and Illinois.

Texas dominates recent activity under this code, with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice conducting multiple solicitations for white potatoes and sweet potatoes for canning (IFB IW253121, IW253099) and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission procuring consumables and food service groceries for state supported living centers (HHS0018082, HHS0017872, HHS0017799, HHS0017798). Georgia school districts — including Bartow County, Dougherty County, Early County, and Bryan County — have posted sealed bids for fresh produce including potatoes as part of broader school nutrition contracts. The Illinois Department of Corrections (Joliet Treatment Center, RFQ 27426DOCJOLIEB53849) and Illinois Department of Mental Health (Madden Mental Health Center, RFP 27444DHSMENTHB53608) have solicited fresh fruits and vegetables with potatoes as component items. Representative opportunities include the Texas HHS Canteen Groceries IFB (HHS0018082, due October 23, 2026) requesting potatoes among 22 line items for the Lufkin State Supported Living Center; the Texas TDCJ fresh produce solicitation for Palestine (IW267376, due October 19, 2026); the Bryan County Schools sealed bid for fresh produce including 260+ cases of carrots and multiple potato varieties (due May 27, 2026); and the Dougherty County Board of Education IFB for fresh produce spanning 40 line items including potatoes (due June 16, 2026). Delivery terms typically require FOB Destination with prepaid freight, compliance with USDA grade standards, and cold-chain maintenance for institutional food safety.