UNSPSC 50416707: Organic lesser yams

The variety of organic yams known as organic lesser yams

UNSPSC 50416707 Organic lesser yams is a Commodity code capturing fresh produce items that state and local governments buy for food service operations. The recent opportunities posted under this code show state and local buyers soliciting fresh fruits, vegetables, and broader food-service product categories rather than organic yams specifically. Issuing bodies include county park recreation divisions, school districts, health care coalitions, and state purchasing offices. The work involves providing and delivering fresh produce to meet operational food-service needs, complying with food-safety and USDA nutrition standards, maintaining specified temperature and freshness requirements, and meeting volume and delivery-schedule commitments. School districts emphasize domestic sourcing, whole-grain options, low-sodium formulations, and products without added sugars or artificial additives. Park and recreation concession operations require diverse, high-quality food and beverage options across multiple venues during regular and peak tournament seasons. Contracts typically run one to three years with renewal options and require vendors to absorb operational costs, maintain liability insurance, comply with E-Verify and debarment-verification requirements, and submit monthly reporting or cost documentation.

Recent opportunities span multiple states and jurisdictions. Early County Board of Education (Georgia) posted an RFB for approximately 300 food items and 60 non-food and paper supplies due June 8, 2026, with contract term July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. Marion Health Care Coalition (state not specified in summary) posted an RFP for qualified produce vendors with proposals due August 21, 2026, covering fresh fruits and vegetables for 2026-2027. The State of Georgia posted an RFB for food, supplies, and other kitchen products due June 22, 2026. Collier County Board of County Commissioners (Florida) posted an Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) for food services at North Collier Regional Park with a response date of March 6, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. EST, offering a 10-point local-vendor preference and a three-year contract term with two one-year renewal options. The code shows active procurement across school districts, health care providers, parks and recreation authorities, and state purchasing offices, though recent postings do not isolate organic yams as a standalone line item.