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, a Commodity code, shows minimal recent state and local procurement activity under the specific product name; however, the code tier sits within a broader institutional food-supply market where state correctional, education, and social-service agencies actively solicit dried legumes and bulk staple proteins for meal preparation. The solicitations tagged under this code predominantly reflect procurement of dried beans—kidney beans, pinto beans, red beans, and black beans—rather than sweet potatoes, suggesting either a categorization mismatch or that the code is applied to a wider range of dried institutional food products than its nominal name indicates. State and local buyers using this code include correctional departments, state procurement offices purchasing for multiple agencies and institutions, city food-service programs, and state education or child-care systems. Procurement typically requires USDA-graded products meeting food-safety standards, triple-cleaned specifications, palletization and delivery logistics, and compliance with FDA, HACCP, and state agricultural department standards; suppliers quote firm all-inclusive pricing incorporating freight, fuel, and delivery to institutional distribution points.

The code sees recent activity in Georgia, Oregon, Texas, and Illinois. Georgia Correctional Industries issued RFQ 92100ERFQ0020612027 for kidney beans due October 9, 2026, with delivery in 880-bag increments and all-inclusive bid pricing; the Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC) Purchasing/Contracts Division solicited approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans (RFQ S2910000017140, due June 19, 2026) at a historical price of $0.493 per pound with a 10% combined Oregon-preference evaluation credit, palletization to Salem, and 45-day delivery; and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (via Texas Comptroller Statewide Procurement Division) issued IFB 304T26300CF for cafeteria food products across multiple categories with a May 4, 2026 response date, covering six TDCJ distribution points across the state. The State of Oregon also posted RFQ S2910000017705 for dried black beans, triple-cleaned, due August 21, 2026. None of these recent opportunities explicitly name dried redglow sweet potatoes as the primary commodity; the code shows activity primarily in dried bean procurement rather than the sweet potato category the code nominally describes.