UNSPSC 50426709: Dried white guinea yams

The variety of yams known as white guinea yams that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50426709 Dried white guinea yams is a Commodity code with virtually no recent state and local procurement activity supporting the code's nominal scope. The single recent opportunity tagged to this code—the City of Edinburg, Texas CACFP Meal Program RFP (posted July 16, 2026, due August 4, 2026)—solicits a broad range of food and nonfood items including beverages, paper goods, proteins, cheese, breads, fruits, vegetables, snacks, janitorial supplies, and storage products to support child nutrition services for approximately 400 children ages 1–18 daily. Dried white guinea yams do not appear in the stated scope, and the solicitation makes no reference to specialty yam products. The code mismatch suggests that the Edinburg opportunity was incorrectly tagged or that the code is not actively used by state and local procurement offices for dried yam purchases.

State and local food procurement under related commodity codes—particularly dried beans and fresh produce—shows robust activity across school districts, corrections departments, and child nutrition programs in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Virginia, and Missouri during the same period. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued two ITBs for dried pinto and red beans (127,500 pounds, March 2026; 42,500 pounds, June 2026), Fairfax County Public Schools issued an IFB for Master Grocery K-12 (due April 27, 2026), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) solicited over 900 line items of grocery and prepared foods (due April 29, 2026), and multiple Georgia school districts issued RFPs and ITBs for fresh produce and eggs. This activity suggests that state and local buyers actively source dried commodity proteins and fresh produce through formal competitive procurement, but dried white guinea yams—a specialty item—does not appear in recent notices. Vendors pursuing this code should verify current demand with target jurisdictions before committing resources.