UNSPSC 50426302: Dried centennial sweet potatoes

The variety of sweet potatoes known as centennial sweet potatoes that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50426302 Dried centennial sweet potatoes, a Commodity code, does not reflect the actual procurement activity currently tagged under this code. Recent state and local solicitations filed under 50426302 span a broad range of food supply categories — fresh produce, dried beans, cafeteria proteins, dairy products, grains, beverages, and grocery staples — with minimal connection to dried sweet potatoes specifically. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia; Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri; Muscogee County School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and Douglas County School System in Georgia), state corrections departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), state procurement offices (State of Georgia, State of Illinois), and municipal bodies (City of Edinburg, Texas). School nutrition programs dominate the activity, purchasing food items for child care food programs (CACFP) and K-12 meal service across multiple daily servings and annual contract cycles.

Geographic spread centers on Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Oregon, Virginia, and Illinois, with the heaviest concentration in Georgia school districts. Representative opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's IFB 304T26300CF for cafeteria food products across multiple TDCJ distribution centers, due May 4, 2026; Fairfax County Public Schools' IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 term supply to 45 schools plus distribution kitchens, due April 27, 2026; the Rockwood R-VI School District's grocery items IFB encompassing over 900 line items for the 2026-27 school year, due April 29, 2026; and the Oregon Department of Corrections' March 2026 ITB S2910000016233 for 127,500 pounds of dried pinto beans, due March 20, 2026. These solicitations are structured as IFBs or RFPs with firm fixed pricing, delivery schedules tied to school calendars or operational demand, and multi-year renewable contract terms. The code's taxonomy label does not align with the breadth of food procurement actually occurring under it, suggesting misclassification in the state and local procurement systems tagging these opportunities.