UNSPSC 50416702: Organic asiatic bitter yams

The variety of organic yams known as organic asiatic bitter yams

UNSPSC 50416702 Organic asiatic bitter yams is a Commodity code that nominally describes a single produce item, yet the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it show little direct activity for organic asiatic bitter yams or any yam species. The tagged solicitations encompass broad fresh produce procurement for school nutrition programs, including apples, bananas, broccoli, carrots, celery, peppers, tomatoes, leafy greens, citrus, potatoes, and eggs—staple commodity fruits and vegetables commonly served in K–12 child nutrition programs. The code appears to be a taxonomy mismatch; procurement offices are using it as a catch-all classification for produce categories rather than as a marker for the specific yam variety the code nominally describes.

Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and school boards—Early County Board of Education, Northside Independent School District (San Antonio), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa), Bulloch County School District, Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Glynn County Board of Education, McAllen Independent School District (Texas), and Austin Independent School District (Texas)—alongside a few state-level procurements in Georgia (State of Georgia food supplies and fresh produce bids). Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Florida and Missouri. Representative recent solicitations include Northside ISD's RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce due May 7, 2026, covering 83 elementary, 21 middle, and 13 high schools across San Antonio with USDA Child Nutrition Reimbursable-compliant items; Early County Board of Education's food bid (RFP) due June 8, 2026, for 300-plus food items including 60 non-food supplies across three schools; Hillsborough County Public Schools' RFP for the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program due March 11, 2026, targeting 18 elementary sites; and Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 through GEC Buying Cooperative covering 30 districts in two Georgia areas with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million (Area One) and $1.1 million (Area Two). All are line-item competitive solicitations with firm pricing, delivery requirements five to seven days per week during school hours, HACCP and food safety compliance mandates, Buy American provisions, and contract periods running July 1 through June 30 with renewal options. No source material supports current demand for organic asiatic bitter yams as a procurement category.