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 is a Commodity code covering bulk dried potato products for institutional food service, but the recent state and local activity on record reflects minimal demand for round white potatoes specifically—instead, issuing bodies across correctional systems, schools, and state agencies are actively soliciting dried beans (kidney, pinto, red, and black varieties) and broader cafeteria food products that include proteins, dairy, grains, and produce. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and what is actually being procured suggests that state and local jurisdictions do not treat round white potatoes as a standalone procurement category or are classifying potato solicitations under different UNSPSC codes. Issuing bodies using this taxonomy span state correctional departments (Georgia Correctional Industries, Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), school districts and child-care meal programs (City of Edinburg, Texas), and state institutional food services (State of Illinois, State of Georgia, State of Oregon). These buyers treat dried commodity procurement as a volume, specification-driven exercise with emphasis on USDA grading compliance, food-safety certifications, palletization standards, and firm all-inclusive pricing.

Recent activity shows procurement concentrated in the Pacific Northwest and South—Oregon, Georgia, Texas, and Illinois—with bids posted and due between May and October 2026. Representative opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' June 2026 ITB for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans (bids due June 19, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. PST) with a 10% evaluation preference for Oregon-fabricated and Oregon-headquartered vendors; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's May 2026 IFB for 382 line items of cafeteria food products across five geographic warehouse areas (response deadline extended via addendum to May 4, 2026); and the City of Edinburg, Texas's August 2026 RFP for Child and Adult Care Food Program meal supply across five categories serving approximately 400 children daily, with a local-vendor preference within 5% of lowest bid. The code shows no recent activity that is directly on-point for dried round white potatoes.