UNSPSC 50436709: Dried organic white guinea yams

The variety of organic yams known as organic white guinea yams that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50436709 Dried organic white guinea yams is a Commodity code, but state and local governments have not recently solicited dried organic white guinea yams under this code. Instead, recent opportunities tagged to this code have solicited dried beans of other varieties — kidney beans, black beans, and pinto and red beans — as well as broader food and nonfood supplies for institutional meal programs and correctional facilities. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the work actually being purchased suggests either tagging inconsistency or that this code sits within a broader institutional food-procurement family that captures multiple dried-legume and staple-food items for state agencies, correctional systems, school districts, and meal-support programs. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections (Oregon, Georgia, Illinois), state purchasing offices (Texas Comptroller on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and city agencies operating child and adult care food programs.

Geographic activity centers on Texas, Oregon, and Georgia, with scattered activity in Illinois. Representative recent solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections' June 2026 RFQ for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans, delivered FOB destination to Salem by June 19, 2026 at $0.493 per pound (historical incumbent pricing); the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's May 2026 IFB (extended to May 4, 2026) for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products including dried beans and staples across five geographic warehouse locations; the State of Oregon's August 2026 RFQ for dried black beans, triple-cleaned and suitable for institutional bulk cooking; 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 food and nonfood items supporting a Child and Adult Care Food Program serving approximately 400 children daily, with a local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051 and evaluation weighting cost at 30%, qualifications at 25%, technical approach at 25%, and menu quality at 20%.