UNSPSC 50426319: Dried redglow sweet potatoes

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

UNSPSC 50426319 Dried redglow sweet potatoes (Commodity) does not align with current state and local procurement activity. While the code specifies a single dried vegetable product, the recent opportunities tagged under this code or related food categories reflect broad food service procurement for schools, corrections facilities, and child nutrition programs that source dozens to hundreds of line items spanning proteins, produce, dairy, grains, and prepared entrees—not dried sweet potatoes specifically. The Oregon Department of Corrections has solicited dried beans (pinto and red) in two separate bids within the past four months, but dried sweet potatoes do not appear as a standalone procurement item in any of the nine most recent state and local opportunities reviewed. Food service and nutrition programs do purchase dried and processed vegetables as components of meal programs, but the commodity code's specificity does not match the aggregated, multi-category purchasing patterns that dominate this procurement space.

State and local nutrition programs in Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Oregon, and Virginia are the primary buyers in this food category space, including school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Muscogee County School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Douglas County School System), corrections agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and child nutrition programs (City of Edinburg CACFP). Recent solicitations span IFBs, RFPs, and ITBs with response deadlines concentrated in April through August 2026. The issuing bodies reflect a mix of large school districts managing annual contract cycles, state corrections systems with quarterly and annual food procurement, and municipal child nutrition programs. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, and Virginia, with broader representation across the Southeast and Pacific Northwest. Unless dried redglow sweet potatoes are specified within a multi-category food service RFP or IFB (in which case the code would be one of many tagged commodities rather than primary), this code warrants close monitoring of corrections and institutional food service bids rather than direct pursuit at present.