UNSPSC 50436300: Dried organic sweet potatoes

The type of organic vegetable known as organic sweet potatoes that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50436300 Dried organic sweet potatoes, a Class code, represents institutional procurement of dried legumes and bulk staple foods for state agencies, correctional facilities, child nutrition programs, and educational institutions. The recent solicitations under this code show that state and local governments are actually buying dried beans—kidney beans, black beans, and pinto and red beans—rather than sweet potatoes, indicating a significant mismatch between the nominal code scope and actual purchasing activity. Issuing bodies include state correctional departments (Georgia Correctional Industries, Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), state purchasing divisions acting on behalf of multiple agencies, and municipal entities supporting federal child nutrition programs. These buyers procure in bulk quantities measured in bags, pounds, and line-item specifications for meal preparation across correctional facilities, state warehouses, school food service, and child care programs. Specifications consistently emphasize USDA grading standards, triple-cleaning requirements for debris and foreign material removal, food safety certifications (FDA, HACCP, Good Manufacturing Practice), and institutional packaging and palletization standards for bulk distribution.

Georgia, Oregon, Texas, and Illinois dominate recent activity. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' June 2026 IFB for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans (bids due June 19, 2026) with a 10% evaluation preference for goods fabricated or processed in Oregon and a historical purchase price of $0.493 per pound; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's May 2026 IFB for cafeteria food products spanning 382 line items including beans and other staples across five geographic distribution points (response deadline extended via addendum to May 4, 2026); the Georgia Correctional Industries' October 2026 RFQ for kidney beans in 880-bag increments (due October 9, 2026); and the City of Edinburg, Texas's August 2026 RFP for Child and Adult Care Food Program meal supplies including food products, beverages, paper goods, and janitorial items for approximately 400 children (due August 4, 2026, with Texas local-vendor preference applied). The Oregon State Procurement posting for dried black beans (August 2026, due August 21) and the Illinois quarterly food order (June 2026, due June 26) also reflect active procurement under this classification.