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 is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under it reveal significant scope mismatch: the code shows little relevant recent activity for the named product. Instead, recent solicitations tagged to this code focus on institutional food procurement for correctional facilities, educational child-care programs, and state agencies — primarily dried beans (kidney, pinto, red, and black), cafeteria food products, and weekly food orders rather than dried garnet sweet potatoes specifically. The issuing bodies include state correctional departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Georgia Correctional Industries, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), state purchasing offices (Georgia, Texas), and municipal education or social-service entities (City of Edinburg, Texas). These jurisdictions are repeat buyers of dried legumes and bulk institutional food in quarterly or annual cycles, often with standing contracts and renewal options.

Geographic activity concentrates in Oregon, Georgia, and Texas, with sporadic activity in Illinois. Representative recent solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections' June 2026 IFB for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans (bids due June 19, 2026) with a 10% Oregon-preference evaluation advantage and historical pricing at $0.493 per pound; Georgia Correctional Industries' October 2026 RFQ for kidney beans in 880-bag increments (bids due October 9, 2026); and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's May 2026 IFB (304T26300CF) for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products spanning proteins, grains, and specialty items across five Texas distribution points (bids due May 4, 2026 after addendum extension). The code's nominal scope (dried garnet sweet potatoes) does not align with active purchasing patterns, suggesting either historical miscoding or dormant demand for that specific product line.