UNSPSC 50426313: Dried o'henry sweet potatoes

The variety of sweet potatoes known as o'henry sweet potatoes that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50426313 Dried O'Henry Sweet Potatoes is a Commodity code that in practice covers institutional bulk dried bean and legume procurement for state correctional, educational, and social-service food programs. State and local governments purchase these products primarily for meal service in correctional facilities, child and adult care programs, and institutional kitchens operated by state departments and special districts. The work solicited is straightforward commodity supply: vendors bid on dried beans, peas, and legumes meeting USDA grading standards and food-safety compliance, with delivery to state warehouses or institutional sites on FOB destination terms at all-inclusive pricing. Issuing bodies include state corrections departments, state purchasing offices, school districts, and municipal social-service agencies. Georgia Correctional Industries, the Oregon Department of Corrections, the State of Illinois, the State of Georgia, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice appear as repeat buyers in recent activity.

Recent opportunities span the Southeast, Pacific Northwest, and Upper Midwest. The Oregon Department of Corrections requested bids for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans due June 19, 2026, with a 10% Oregon-preference evaluation advantage and FOB delivery to Salem within 45 days; the historical purchase price was $0.493 per pound from incumbent Intersect USA. Georgia Correctional Industries issued an RFQ for 880-bag increments of kidney beans due October 9, 2026, requiring all-inclusive pricing and electronic PDF submission. The State of Oregon solicited dried black beans, triple-cleaned to USDA standards, due August 21, 2026, for institutional use. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF on May 4, 2026 for cafeteria food products spanning 382 line items including dried beans, with FOB delivery to six TDCJ distribution points across Texas and a contract term through August 31, 2027 with two optional one-year renewals. These solicitations consistently emphasize triple-cleaning or Grade A/B standards, pallet-load delivery specifications, one-year minimum shelf life, and HACCP and FDA compliance.