UNSPSC 50426317: Dried red jersey sweet potatoes

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

UNSPSC 50426317 Dried red jersey sweet potatoes is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities on file show little activity directly aligned with it. Instead, the solicitations capture institutional buyers — state correctional and educational systems, child care programs, and other public agencies — purchasing dried legumes (kidney beans, pinto beans, black beans) and broader cafeteria food products for bulk meal preparation. The work involves supplying institutional kitchens with USDA-graded, food-safety-compliant dried goods in large quantities, typically palletized or bagged for central distribution to correctional facilities, schools, or public meal programs. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections and procurement offices, municipalities running food service programs, and city agencies administering child and adult care meal initiatives. These buyers treat dried commodity procurement as routine, competitive bidding — responses are electronic or submitted through state procurement portals, specifications reference USDA grade standards and triple-cleaning requirements, and contracts typically run 9 to 24 months with optional renewals.

Recent activity concentrates in Oregon, Georgia, Texas, and Illinois. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued an IFB on June 5, 2026 (due June 19) for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans with a 10% Oregon-preference evaluation incentive and a historical purchase price of $0.493 per pound. Georgia Correctional Industries posted an RFQ on October 2, 2026 (due October 9) for kidney beans in 880-bag increments with all-inclusive delivery pricing. The Texas Comptroller, procuring on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, issued an IFB on May 4, 2026 for cafeteria food products across multiple categories including dried goods to supply five geographic warehouse areas; responses were due May 4 and later extended to May 4 via addendum. The State of Oregon also solicited dried black beans (posted August 7, due August 21, 2026) for institutional use. A local-vendor preference under Texas Government Code Section 271.9051 applied to the City of Edinburg's CACFP meal-program solicitation (posted August 11, 2026). Vendors pursuing this code should expect electronic submission requirements, strict specification compliance (no shorthand such as "comply" or checkmarks), FOB destination delivery terms, and multi-month contract cycles with institutional pricing.