UNSPSC 50436309: Dried organic jersey sweet potatoes

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

UNSPSC 50436309 Dried organic jersey sweet potatoes, a Commodity code, nominally covers specialty dried vegetable products for institutional food service, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows minimal direct alignment — instead, the tagged opportunities reflect broader dried-bean and institutional food-supply solicitations that do not specify organic or jersey-variety potatoes. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code span state correctional agencies, state departments of corrections, city governments, and state procurement offices acting on behalf of multiple end-using agencies. The actual work being purchased across these solicitations encompasses bulk dried beans (kidney, pinto, red, and black varieties), fresh and frozen cafeteria proteins and produce, dairy products, grains, and ancillary food-service supplies destined for institutional kitchens, food-service distribution centers, correctional facilities, child-care meal programs, and state warehouses. Specification requirements are consistent across jurisdictions: triple-cleaned dried beans to USDA No. 2 or better grade, FDA and USDA compliance, defined moisture and foreign-material thresholds, and palletized delivery on four-way wooden pallets with weight and shelf-life constraints.

The geographic spread of recent activity concentrates in Oregon, Georgia, Texas, and Illinois, with the Oregon Department of Corrections and State of Oregon appearing twice within the past four months. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' June 2026 solicitation (S2910000017140) for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans with FOB destination delivery to Salem, Oregon, a combined 10 percent evaluation preference for Oregon-fabricated and Oregon-headquartered bidders, and a historical price benchmark of $0.493 per pound; the Georgia Correctional Industries RFQ (92100ERFQ0020612027) due October 9, 2026, for kidney beans in 880-bag increments with all-inclusive pricing; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice IFB (304T26300CF) for approximately 382 cafeteria food-product line items across five geographic distribution areas with a May 4, 2026 response deadline; and the City of Edinburg, Texas RFP (RFP2026017) for a Child and Adult Care Food Program meal-supply package serving 400 children with a local-vendor preference under Texas Government Code Section 271.9051. The code itself shows limited recent activity directly matching dried organic jersey sweet potatoes as specified, suggesting either infrequent institutional procurement of this specific product variant or a code-tagging mismatch in the source data.