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 that sees minimal recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its stated scope. The code appears in state and local purchasing taxonomies but does not reflect current solicitation patterns. Recent opportunities tagged to this code actually solicit general dried beans, fresh produce, grocery staples, school nutrition items, and food-service distribution — categories substantially broader than dried organic red mar sweet potatoes specifically. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued two separate invitations to bid for dried pinto beans and dried pinto and red beans (solicitations S2910000016233 in March 2026 and S2910000017140 in June 2026), but neither explicitly specifies organic sourcing or the "red mar" varietal designation that defines this commodity code. No recent solicitations have targeted dried organic red mar sweet potatoes as a line item or category.

The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual recent procurement signals that this commodity code either reflects a historical classification artifact or targets a niche product that state and local jurisdictions do not actively procure through open solicitation. Buyers pursuing this code should recognize that state and local demand appears to concentrate on broader dried-bean and fresh-produce categories rather than specialty organic sweet potato varieties. Current activity under related family-level codes (dried vegetables, produce supply) shows strong demand from school districts, corrections departments, and child nutrition programs across Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Missouri, and Virginia, but opportunities specifically requiring dried organic sweet potatoes have not surfaced in recent postings.