UNSPSC 50435603: Dried organic round red potatoes

The variety of organic potatoes known as organic round red potatoes that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50435603 Dried organic round red potatoes, a Commodity code, represents a narrow product category that state and local governments procure primarily through school districts and corrections departments for food service operations. Recent solicitations show dried beans and bulk produce dominate the activity under this code, though the source identifies only one opportunity explicitly aligned with the code's nominal scope—the Oregon Department of Corrections' March 2026 ITB for dried pinto beans. The source reveals a significant mismatch: most recent opportunities tagged under this code actually solicit fresh produce, grocery items, and broad food service supplies rather than dried organic potatoes specifically. School districts in Texas, Georgia, Missouri, and Virginia have posted the majority of recent food service solicitations, typically split between master grocery contracts covering hundreds of line items and targeted fresh produce or specialty-item procurements. The issuing-body mix skews heavily toward K-12 school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood School District, Muscogee County School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Douglas County School System) alongside corrections departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Oregon Department of Corrections) and child nutrition programs (City of Edinburg CACFP, Boys & Girls Club). State procurement offices have posted several cooperative purchasing opportunities (Douglas County through the GEC Buying Cooperative, Illinois IVHQ quarterly food orders, Georgia Department of Corrections).

Geographic concentration appears highest in Texas, Georgia, and Virginia, with secondary activity in Oregon, Missouri, and Illinois. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S2910000016233 for approximately 127,500 pounds of dried pinto beans due March 20, 2026 (delivered FOB destination to Salem with a ten percent total preference for Oregon-sourced and Oregon-headquartered bidders); the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Statewide Procurement Division's IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products spanning 382 line items across five geographic warehouse areas, originally due April 21, 2026, extended via addendum to May 4, 2026; Fairfax County Public Schools' IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 to 45 schools plus seven distribution kitchens, due April 27, 2026, with pricing calculated on per-serving forecasts; and the Rockwood R-VI School District's bid for grocery items across 900-plus line items for the 2026–27 school year, due April 29, 2026 via NUTRIKIDS electronic submission. Most school district solicitations require firm fixed pricing for 12 months, weekly or twice-weekly delivery, compliance with USDA nutrition standards, and general liability insurance of $1 million or higher. The code shows activity primarily in direct-buy and term-contract structures rather than blanket or cooperative arrangements, with evaluation dominated by lowest responsive bid and cost-per-serving or cost-per-unit metrics.