UNSPSC 50436318: Dried organic red mar sweet potatoes

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

UNSPSC 50436318 Dried organic red mar sweet potatoes is a Commodity code covering institutional-scale dried legumes and starches for state and local food service, correctional facilities, and child nutrition programs. State and local governments use this code to procure bulk dried beans, pinto beans, black beans, kidney beans, and related dried protein and starch products for institutional kitchens, correctional industries, school meal programs, and emergency food reserves. Solicitations under the code require compliance with USDA grading standards, food-safety certifications (FDA, HACCP, and current Good Manufacturing Practice), moisture-content and foreign-material thresholds, and delivery in bulk quantities suitable for institutional cooking. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections, state purchasing offices, county and city school nutrition programs, and specialized state institutions such as Georgia Correctional Industries. The mix spans purchasing on behalf of multiple operational locations across a state's network of facilities, with some procurements requiring centralized warehousing and distribution.

Recent activity appears concentrated in the Pacific Northwest and Southeast. The Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC) posted an IFB on June 5, 2026 for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans, bids due June 19, 2026, with a 10% Oregon-residency evaluation preference (5% Oregon fabrication, 5% Oregon headquarters) and a historical incumbent price of $0.493 per pound; ODOC mandates triple-cleaned product to U.S. No. 2 or better grade, palletized delivery FOB destination within 45 days, and one-year minimum shelf life. Georgia Correctional Industries issued an RFQ on October 2, 2026 for kidney beans in 880-bag increments, bids due October 9, 2026, with all-inclusive delivery pricing and strict specification-sheet compliance requirements. The State of Oregon posted a separate bid on August 7, 2026 for triple-cleaned dried black beans intended for institutional use. Georgia's May 15, 2026 bid for broad food supplies and kitchen products may include dried beans but scope details are withheld in the summary. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, issued an IFB on May 4, 2026 (extended via Addendum No. 2) for cafeteria food products spanning 382 line items including proteins, grains, and staples across five Texas geographic areas; that solicitation includes dried beans among a broader product slate. No recent opportunities explicitly named dried sweet potatoes; the code shows stronger near-term activity in standard dried beans serving correctional and public-meal programs than in the sweet potato variant the code nominally covers.