UNSPSC 50407067: Yautia

The type of vegetable known as yautia

UNSPSC 50407067 Yautia is a Commodity code that describes fresh produce sourcing for institutional food service, though recent state and local solicitations under this code focus on fresh fruits and vegetables more broadly rather than yautia specifically. School districts, county boards of education, and state agencies buy fresh produce—apples, bananas, carrots, broccoli, lettuce, potatoes, tomatoes, berries, and other items—for child nutrition programs, senior services, and institutional feeding operations, with delivery typically required multiple times weekly in ready-to-eat or fresh condition to individual school sites or central warehouses. The issuing bodies are predominantly school nutrition programs across county and independent school districts, along with state departments of criminal justice, city departments of human services, and child care providers. Contracts commonly span the full school year (July through June) or calendar year, with evaluation weighted heavily toward unit pricing, geographic sourcing preferences, and compliance with USDA Child Nutrition Reimbursable and Buy American standards; many include local-sourcing mandates (typically 200–400 miles) and preferences for organic or domestic produce. Vendors must carry general liability insurance ($500,000 to $2 million minimum), maintain HACCP plans with 24/7 recall capability, and provide traceability documentation by farm of origin.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas, with substantial institutional procurement across the Southeast and South-Central regions. Representative recent solicitations include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 for Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Snacks (response due July 29, 2026), requiring approximately 5,900 servings weekly of produce sourced within 400 miles of Madison with a 5% preference for diverse-owned vendors; Head Start of Greater Dallas' IFB 26-GP (response due June 24, 2026) for approximately 32,409 cases of frozen and fresh produce under the Child and Adult Care Food Program with an estimated contract value of $969,460.94; Northside Independent School District's RFP 2026-048 (response due May 7, 2026) for fresh produce delivery to 117 campuses across the San Antonio area with monthly price adjustments tied to USDA Specialty Crops Terminal Markets; and Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 (response due March 4, 2026) for a cooperative purchasing contract serving 30 school districts in Georgia with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One. Texas Department of Criminal Justice has issued multiple competitive bids (IFB IW253099, IFB IW253121) for bulk potatoes and sweet potatoes for canning at institutional food service warehouses. Activity remains consistent through the fiscal year as school nutrition programs plan new contracts ahead of summer break or the next school year.