UNSPSC 50415603: Organic round red potatoes

The variety of organic potatoes known as organic round red potatoes

UNSPSC 50415603 Organic round red potatoes is a Commodity-tier code that covers fresh produce supply to state and local institutional buyers, primarily school districts procuring potatoes and mixed fresh fruits and vegetables for child nutrition programs. State and local governments buy potatoes as line items within broader fresh-produce contracts that serve school lunch and breakfast programs, occasionally as part of farm-to-school initiatives emphasizing local sourcing. The mix of issuing bodies is dominated by independent school districts and county school boards, including large urban districts (Northside Independent School District serving 127 schools in San Antonio; Austin Independent School District; Savannah-Chatham County Public School System serving 60 sites) and mid-sized rural county systems (Early County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Glynn County boards of education). A few state departments have posted general produce solicitations, and one cooperative (GEC Buying Cooperative) has aggregated demand across 30 Georgia school districts. Regional education service cooperatives also appear as contracting mechanisms. School districts consistently structure produce procurement as annual fixed-price contracts with delivery requirements, HACCP and food-safety compliance, Buy American provisions, and renewal options spanning two to four additional years.

Recent opportunities cluster heavily in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Florida and Missouri. The Georgia State Department of Education posted an IFB for fresh produce (IFB #4 2027-2026, due May 27, 2026), and multiple Georgia county school boards have issued solicitations—Liberty County (IFB, April 29, 2026), Muscogee County (ITB 26-017, April 27, 2026), Glynn County (IFB 27-02, April 14, 2026), Bulloch County (IFP for locally-grown produce within 200 miles, May 4, 2026), and a cooperative RFP across 30 districts (GEC, March 4, 2026, with approximately $5.5 million estimated annual spending split across two areas). In Texas, Northside Independent School District (RFP 2026-048, due May 7, 2026), McAllen Independent School District (RFP 2026-1029, due March 6, 2026 with addendum extension), and Austin Independent School District (RFP 26RFP034, due March 11, 2026) have all solicited fresh produce and mixed vegetables. In Florida, Hillsborough County Public Schools (RFP 26039RFPDST) solicited specialty fruits and vegetables for the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program serving 18 elementary schools (March 11, 2026 deadline, with $600,000 estimated annual USDA grant funding). In Missouri, Rockwood R-VI School District posted a grocery-items solicitation covering over 900 line items including fresh produce (April 29, 2026). Evaluation criteria across these solicitations emphasize price (typically 30–50 points), product quality and freshness, vendor experience (often minimum three to five years), delivery capability and logistics, HACCP certification, insurance compliance, and Buy American compliance. School districts frequently permit line-item awards to multiple vendors and reserve the right to extend for additional years; pricing typically remains firm for 12 months with price adjustments thereafter only if supported by USDA Agricultural Marketing Service or Consumer Price Index documentation.