UNSPSC 50416709: Organic white guinea yams

The variety of organic yams known as organic white guinea yams

UNSPSC 50416709 Organic white guinea yams is a Commodity code representing a niche fresh-produce item within state and local food procurement. Recent solicitations tagged with this code, however, show limited direct demand for this specific product and instead reflect broader food-service and produce-procurement activity where guinea yams may appear as incidental items within larger fresh-vegetable or kitchen-supplies portfolios. State and local buyers under this taxonomy include county parks departments, healthcare coalitions, state departments, and school districts, each procuring food and provisions through varying solicitation mechanisms. The Collier County Board of County Commissioners issued an Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) for food-service concessions at North Collier Regional Park (proposals due March 6, 2025), while the Marion Health Care Coalition solicited produce proposals for the 2026-2027 contract period (due August 21, 2026), and the State of Georgia and Early County Board of Education both issued IFB notices for food supplies and kitchen products (Georgia bid due June 22, 2026; Early County due June 8, 2026).

Activity under the code spans Georgia, Florida, and broader state-level procurement, though recent opportunities do not isolate demand for organic white guinea yams as a line item. The Early County Board of Education bid, which encompasses 300+ food items including vegetables and fruits, represents the most granular scope and indicates that produce vendors bidding school food-service contracts must meet USDA nutritional standards, Buy American provisions, HACCP compliance, product-recall procedures, and firm pricing for 15 days from award with escalation governed by USDA Agricultural Marketing Service data. The Marion Health Care Coalition and Collier County opportunities reflect secondary-demand venues (healthcare foodservice and park concessions) where specialized produce items may find placement within broader vendor relationships, though neither solicitation summary identifies guinea yams by name. Vendors pursuing this code should recognize that isolated demand for a specific exotic produce item typically emerges through supply relationships with larger food-service contracts rather than standalone procurement.