UNSPSC 50426304: Dried garnet sweet potatoes

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

UNSPSC 50426304 Dried garnet sweet potatoes, a Commodity code, appears in state and local procurement primarily through school nutrition and correctional facility food service operations where procurement agencies source dried legumes and shelf-stable produce items for bulk meal preparation. Recent solicitations show state and local governments buying dried beans, fresh produce, and staple grocery items for child nutrition programs, school cafeterias, and institutional food service rather than dried sweet potatoes specifically; the code's nominal scope diverges from what is actually being solicited in state and local markets today. The issuing bodies across recent opportunities include school districts (Rockwood R-VI in Missouri, Fairfax County in Virginia, Savannah-Chatham County in Georgia, Muscogee County in Georgia, and Douglas County in Georgia), state correctional departments (Oregon Department of Corrections), state nutrition agencies (Georgia, Illinois), and municipal child care programs (City of Edinburg, Texas). School districts dominate the activity, reflecting sustained demand for grocery supplies supporting meal programs serving thousands of students daily.

Geographic concentration appears heaviest in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Oregon, Missouri, and Virginia. The Oregon Department of Corrections has issued two recent ITBs for dried pinto beans (approximately 42,500 pounds and 127,500 pounds respectively) with response deadlines in March and June 2026, both specifying triple-cleaned U.S. No. 2 or better grade beans, FOB destination delivery to Salem, and a five percent combined Oregon-made and Oregon-headquartered vendor preference. The City of Edinburg, Texas, issued RFP 2026-017 on July 16, 2026, for Child and Adult Care Food Program supplies serving 400 children ages 1–18 daily, requiring daily Monday-Friday delivery before noon to five supply categories (beverages, paper goods, food products, janitorial supplies, nonfood items) with a local-vendor 5% price preference under Texas Local Government Code and proposals due August 4, 2026. Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri solicited sealed bids in an IFB dated March 31, 2026, for over 900 grocery line items for the 2026–27 school year, with electronic bid submission by April 29, 2026, serving 6,900 lunch and 900 breakfast participants daily across nearly 19,000 enrolled students. These procurement patterns indicate sustained but highly fragmented purchasing across numerous small-to-mid-size jurisdictions with no single dominant buyer, making the code a low-concentration opportunity suitable for regional distributors and specialty food suppliers with school and institutional food service credentials.