UNSPSC 50425602: Dried round white potatoes

The variety of potatoes known as round white potatoes that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50425602 Dried round white potatoes, a Commodity code, covers the supply of dehydrated or processed white potato products to state and local nutrition, correctional, and food service operations. Recent solicitations reveal state and local governments are procuring dried potatoes as part of broader meal-program and cafeteria-supply contracts that bundle proteins, grains, vegetables, dairy, and staple items for child nutrition, correctional, and institutional feeding. The code appears as a line item within larger food-service procurement vehicles rather than as a standalone commodity request; state and local issuing bodies—including school districts, state departments of corrections, state agencies, and municipal child nutrition programs—source dried potatoes alongside fresh produce, canned goods, proteins, and supplies through consolidated food-supply RFPs and IFBs. Buyers emphasize USDA compliance, nutritional standards, packaging specifications, firm fixed pricing for contract terms, and delivery scheduling aligned with meal preparation cycles. School districts dominate recent activity, with secondary procurement from state corrections departments and municipal food programs serving child and adult care.

Recent activity is concentrated in Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Oregon, and Virginia, with solicitations posted from February through July 2026. Representative opportunities include the City of Edinburg, Texas's CACFP Meal Program RFP (RFP2026017, due August 4, 2026) encompassing food and nonfood items for 400 children daily with local-vendor preference; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice cafeteria food products IFB (304T-26-300CF, extended to May 4, 2026) covering approximately 382 line items across five geographic Texas warehouse locations; the Fairfax County Public Schools Master Grocery K-12 IFB (2000004323, due April 27, 2026) requiring supply to 45 schools plus seven distribution kitchens; and the Rockwood R-VI School District Child Nutrition Services grocery items solicitation (CHILDNUTRITIONSERVICESGROCERYITEMS20262027, due April 29, 2026) spanning over 900 line items for approximately 6,900 daily lunch participants. The code shows moderate baseline activity but no dedicated dried-potato-only solicitation in the recent block; vendors pursuing this commodity should position capabilities within broader school and institutional food-supply contracts and emphasize compliance with grade standards, shelf-life requirements, and CACFP or USDA meal-program regulations.