UNSPSC 50436317: Dried organic red jersey sweet potatoes

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

UNSPSC 50436317 Dried organic red jersey sweet potatoes is a Commodity code tracking purchases of a narrowly defined agricultural product. The recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code, however, show substantial mismatch with its scope. Of the twelve opportunities identified, only two directly address dried beans — a commodity closely related to the code's nominal focus — while the remaining ten solicitations cover broad food service supply and fresh produce procurement for school districts, correctional facilities, and child nutrition programs. The code appears to be applied inconsistently across state and local procurement systems, sometimes capturing items genuinely aligned with dried goods but more often serving as a catch-all tag for general food purchasing activity that falls outside the code's intended domain.

The two relevant opportunities are the Oregon Department of Corrections' purchases of dried pinto and red beans (ITB S2910000017140, due June 19, 2026, for approximately 42,500 pounds) and dried pinto beans alone (ITB S2910000016233, due March 20, 2026, for approximately 127,500 pounds), both delivered FOB destination to Salem with triple-cleaned, U.S. No. 2 or better grade specifications and one-year minimum shelf life. Oregon applies a combined 10 percent evaluation preference for goods fabricated or processed in Oregon and bidders headquartered in Oregon. Beyond these two dried-goods procurements, the code's recent activity consists of fresh produce, general grocery, and cafeteria food service RFPs and ITBs from school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, and the Douglas County School System via GEC Buying Cooperative), the City of Edinburg's CACFP meal program, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's cafeteria food products, the State of Illinois, and the State of Georgia — none of which align with dried organic sweet potatoes. The code's application to these broader food service categories suggests either miscoding or the use of a placeholder taxonomy for food procurement more generally, limiting the code's utility as a market signal for dried-goods suppliers.