UNSPSC 50426318: Dried red mar sweet potatoes

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

UNSPSC 50426318 Dried red mar sweet potatoes is a Commodity code used minimally by state and local procurement agencies, with recent solicitations showing little direct demand for this specific product. The code's abstract product definition—dried red market sweet potatoes—does not align with the actual purchasing patterns visible in current state and local activity. Recent opportunities tagged to this code span food service procurement across school districts, state corrections agencies, and municipal child nutrition programs, but the work being solicited is overwhelmingly broad-based food service supply, groceries, produce, and proteins rather than specialty dried sweet potatoes. Oregon Department of Corrections issued ITBs for dried pinto beans and red beans (S2910000016233 and S2910000017140), Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicited cafeteria food products across 382 line items (IFB 304T-26-300CF), and school districts across Georgia and Missouri requested fresh produce, grocery items, and complete meal-service supplies; none of these opportunities specifically target dried sweet potatoes as a line item. The issuing bodies are primarily school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, Douglas County), state corrections or detention agencies (Oregon DOC, Texas TDCJ), and city child nutrition programs (City of Edinburg, Texas).

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Oregon, and Virginia over the past four months, with the preponderance of recent opportunities issued by Georgia school districts either individually or through cooperative purchasing mechanisms such as the GEC Buying Cooperative. The code shows no standout repeat buyers specifically for dried sweet potatoes, and the mismatch between the commodity's nominal scope and the actual work being purchased—which centers on integrated food service, fresh produce, and bulk protein procurement—signals that procurement offices are likely tagging opportunities to this code in error or as a secondary categorization within broader food supply solicitations. No dedicated dried sweet potato opportunities appear in the recent posting block, indicating limited or sporadic demand for this specific commodity under this code at the state and local level.