UNSPSC 50435606: Dried organic yellow potatoes

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

UNSPSC 50435606 Dried organic yellow potatoes is a Commodity code covering shelf-stable dried potato products purchased by state and local governments primarily for institutional food service and child nutrition programs. State and local purchasing under this code centers on bulk dried potatoes for cafeteria meal preparation, breakfast and lunch service, and programs serving children and incarcerated populations. The issuing bodies span state departments of corrections, school districts of varying sizes, and county school systems; these jurisdictions typically procure dried potatoes as part of broader food-service supply contracts rather than as standalone commodity purchases. Sourcing is integrated into larger institutional grocery and produce bids where dried vegetables and starches anchor protein-and-side-dish meal compositions that must meet USDA nutritional standards, federal school-nutrition regulations, and state food-safety compliance.

Geographic activity centers on Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Illinois, Virginia, and Missouri, based on recent state and local contract posting. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' March 2026 invitation to bid for 127,500 pounds of dried pinto beans (ITB S2910000016233, due March 20, 2026) and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's May 2026 invitation for cafeteria food products across five geographic areas (IFB 304T-26-300CF, extended to May 4, 2026), both illustrating the scale and scope of dried-bean procurement by corrections systems. School district activity is equally robust: Fairfax County Public Schools issued a master grocery K-12 term contract (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) to supply 45 elementary, middle, and high schools plus seven distribution kitchens; Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri solicited over 900 line items for the 2026-27 school year (due April 29, 2026); and Muscogee County School District in Georgia issued an ITB for fresh produce and eggs (PE55220NONST2026000000029, due April 27, 2026). While the recent-opportunities block shows active procurement across dried beans and fresh produce categories, it contains no opportunities explicitly tagged to dried yellow potatoes; the code's current activity level under state and local procurement remains unverified by the available opportunity records.