UNSPSC 50407200: Tubers

Underground stem modified and bulged where plant stock nutrients are accumulated.

UNSPSC 50407200 Tubers, a Class code, encompasses the supply of potato and vegetable products to state institutions, school districts, and local service agencies — work that in recent solicitations spans bulk white potatoes and sweet potatoes for institutional canning, fresh produce delivery to correctional and mental health facilities, frozen french fries and hashbrown patties for state-supported living centers, and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks for school nutrition programs. State and local buyers under this code include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (multiple fresh fruit and vegetable and potato solicitations), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (recurring canteen and food service groceries for state-supported living centers), state departments of corrections and mental health in Illinois and Texas, county school districts in Georgia (Bartow County, Bryan County, Dougherty County, Early County), Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin, and special-purpose entities such as Head Start organizations and health care coalitions. The code shows steady quarterly activity across institutional food service procurement, with repeat buying patterns at Texas HHSC facilities and TDCJ warehouse locations.

Activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Illinois, with recent solicitations posted October through June 2026. Representative opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumables including french fries, hashbrown patties, and food service supplies for Lufkin State Supported Living Center (bids due October 23, 2026); the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's fresh fruit and vegetable solicitations for multiple facility warehouses (proposals due October 14–19, 2026); the Illinois Department of Corrections' small-business-set-aside RFQ for bi-weekly fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center (quotes due September 3, 2026); Bartow County School System's RFP for local fresh fruits and vegetables from farms within 400 miles (proposals due June 22, 2026); and Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles and Wisconsin state lines, with a 5% diverse-owned-business preference and a $0.20-per-pound organic produce discount (bids due July 29, 2026). School nutrition programs frequently apply geographic sourcing preferences and local-vendor or diversity set-asides; institutional food service contracts typically run 12 months with renewal options and require F.O.B. Destination pricing, HACCP or food-safety compliance, and liability insurance minimums of $500,000 to $1,000,000.