UNSPSC 50416705: Organic greater yams

The variety of organic yams known as organic greater yams

UNSPSC 50416705 Organic greater yams is a Commodity code that does not reflect the scope of work actually being solicited by state and local education agencies under this classification. The recent opportunities tagged with this code are school nutrition procurement solicitations for fresh produce — primarily fruits, vegetables, and complementary food items to support National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs — rather than yams, organic or otherwise. The issuing bodies are exclusively school districts and county school systems across the Southeast and Southwest, including Northside Independent School District (San Antonio, Texas), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa, Florida), Early County Board of Education (Georgia), Bulloch County School District (Georgia), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Muscogee County School District (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Glynn County Board of Education (Georgia), McAllen Independent School District (Texas), Austin Independent School District (Texas), and Douglas County School System (Georgia serving 30 districts through the GEC Buying Cooperative). These solicitations consistently emphasize school nutrition compliance, USDA Child Nutrition Reimbursable standards, Buy American provisions, HACCP certification, and domestic sourcing preferences, with contract awards typically structured on a line-item basis to allow multiple vendors.

Geographic activity concentrates heavily in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Missouri and Florida. Representative recent solicitations include the Early County Board of Education's line-by-line food bid (RFQ, due June 8, 2026) covering approximately 300 food items and 60 non-food supplies for three schools with domestic sourcing emphasis; Northside Independent School District's fresh produce procurement (RFP 2026-048, due May 7, 2026) for five-days-per-week delivery to 127 campuses with evaluation weighting 35 percent to price; Hillsborough County Public Schools' Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program solicitation (RFP 26039RFQDST, originally due March 11, 2026, estimated annual budget $600,000) for specialty fruits and vegetables to 18 elementary schools with federal FFVP funding; and Douglas County School System's cooperative-purchasing RFP (SN 26-004, due March 4, 2026) procuring produce and eggs for 30 participating districts across two Georgia areas with estimated annual spending of approximately $5.5 million. Vendor requirements uniformly include minimum three to five years' school nutrition experience, $1 million general liability insurance with district named as additional insured, HACCP and food safety certification, and compliance with federal debarment, E-Verify, and Buy American standards.