UNSPSC 50426300: Dried sweet potatoes

The type of vegetable known as sweet potatoes that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50426300 Dried sweet potatoes, a Class code, encompasses dried and processed sweet potato products supplied to institutional food service operations, including school districts, correctional facilities, and other state and local nutrition programs. State and local governments procure dried sweet potatoes primarily as bulk ingredient components within broader food service supply contracts rather than as standalone line items. Recent solicitations show the code active across school nutrition programs, child care facilities, and corrections agencies that integrate dried sweet potatoes into meal planning, though the code does not appear as a primary focus in individual procurement notices—instead appearing as one line item among hundreds within master grocery or food supply contracts.

Issuing bodies span school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Muscogee County School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Douglas County School System), state corrections departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), state nutrition agencies (City of Edinburg Texas CACFP program), and cooperative purchasing vehicles serving multiple districts (GEC Buying Cooperative covering 30 Georgia school districts). Georgia and Texas dominate recent activity, with additional solicitation volume in Missouri, Virginia, and Oregon. Representative recent opportunities include Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB (response due April 27, 2026) covering 89 line items for weekly delivery to 45 schools plus distribution kitchens; Rockwood R-VI School District's Child Nutrition Services Grocery Items RFB (response due April 29, 2026) encompassing over 900 line items for the 2026–27 school year; and the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for dried pinto beans (response due March 20, 2026, with previous award at $0.43 per pound). These solicitations require firm fixed pricing, USDA and FDA compliance certification, minimum shelf-life guarantees (typically six months to one year), and FOB destination delivery on weekly or monthly schedules to central distribution points and individual school or facility locations.