UNSPSC 50416320: Organic yellow jersey sweet potatoes

The variety of organic sweet potatoes known as organic yellow jersey sweet potatoes

UNSPSC 50416320 Organic yellow jersey sweet potatoes is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure fresh produce under this code almost entirely through school nutrition programs — breakfast, lunch, and federal produce-assistance initiatives — where purchasing occurs on annual and multi-year contracts with line-item bid structures and USDA compliance mandates. Sweet potatoes appear rarely as a standalone line item in recent solicitations; the code encompasses the broader institutional produce category that includes apples, bananas, carrots, broccoli, lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, grapes, berries, citrus, onions, potatoes, eggs, and leafy greens in standardized case quantities for weekly delivery to school kitchens and warehouses. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, ranging from mid-size urban districts (Northside Independent School District in San Antonio, Austin Independent School District, and McAllen Independent School District in Texas) to smaller rural systems (Early County Board of Education, Liberty County Board of Education, and Glynn County Board of Education in Georgia). A few school-nutrition cooperatives such as the GEC Buying Cooperative serve multiple districts at once. State agencies also solicit produce (Georgia Department of Education for fresh produce and food supplies) but with less frequency than districts in recent postings.

The geographic concentration is heavily weighted to Georgia and Texas school districts, which dominate the recent posting stream from March through mid-June 2026. Georgia opportunities include Early County Schools (IFB due June 8, 2026), Bulloch County School District for locally grown produce (IFP due May 4, 2026), Liberty County Board of Education (IFB due April 29, 2026), Glynn County Board of Education (IFB due April 14, 2026), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (bid due April 23, 2026), and Douglas County School System (RFP for the GEC Buying Cooperative with 30 districts across two areas, due March 4, 2026; estimated annual spending $5.5 million combined). Texas opportunities include Northside Independent School District in San Antonio (RFP 2026-048 due May 7, 2026), Austin Independent School District (RFP 26RFP034 due March 11, 2026), and McAllen Independent School District (RFP 2026-1029 extended deadline March 6, 2026). Outside that corridor, Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa, Florida solicited produce for the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program serving 18 elementary schools (Addendum 1 noted March 26, 2026; proposals due March 11, 2026 via myvendorlink.com), and Rockwood R-VI School District in St. Louis County, Missouri issued a grocery-items solicitation covering over 900 line items (ITB due April 29, 2026). Evaluation frameworks consistently weight price as 30–50 points of a 100-point scale, with quality, delivery reliability, product freshness, shelf life, and compliance with Buy American provisions, HACCP certification, and food-safety standards forming the remaining criteria. Most contracts run July 1 through June 30 with optional renewal periods of one to four years. All delivery is specified Monday through Friday between 6:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., with prices required to include packing, transportation, and all freight to school sites, and vendor performance subject to quality-assurance audits and recall protocols.