UNSPSC 50445611: Frozen huayro potatoes

Variety of potatoes known as huayro potatoes which have been frozen to be preserved.

UNSPSC 50445611 Frozen huayro potatoes is a Commodity code identifying a single specialized agricultural product — freeze-dried or frozen Andean potato variety — that state and local governments procure primarily through food service supply chains serving institutional cafeterias, correctional facilities, and nutrition assistance programs. The recent solicitation activity under this code is sparse and indirect; the opportunities recorded show no direct procurement of huayro potatoes specifically. Instead, state and local buyers are soliciting frozen vegetables and potato products more broadly—frozen french fries, potato wedges, and mixed assorted frozen vegetables—through correctional facilities, state hospitals, state supported living centers, school nutrition programs, and county human services departments. These issuing bodies span state departments of corrections (Oregon, Texas), state health and human services commissions (Texas, Illinois), county governments (Gwinnett County Georgia, Montgomery County Pennsylvania), school districts (multiple Georgia and Connecticut schools), and specialized state institutions. The mix reflects institutional food service at scale, where procurement is driven by meal volume, specification compliance, USDA grading, and cost per unit rather than by exotic potato varieties.

Geographic activity clusters in Texas (multiple HHSC and TDCJ solicitations for frozen vegetables and mixed produce), Oregon (Department of Corrections issuing repeated ITBs for frozen corn and potato products at 40,000 to 120,000 pounds per cycle), Georgia (school districts and county agencies), Pennsylvania (Montgomery County Correctional Facility), Illinois (state veterans home), and Connecticut (school nutrition). The Oregon Department of Corrections has issued multiple frozen-vegetable and frozen-potato ITBs since July 2026, with historical pricing data available (frozen corn at $0.498 per pound in August 2025, frozen french fries at $0.3811 per pound in January 2026), suggesting ongoing institutional demand and established vendor relationships. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB for frozen corn (40,000 pounds, July 24, 2026 response date) and frozen potato products—french fries and wedges (120,000 pounds across three truckloads, July 24, 2026 response date)—both offering 10 percent combined Oregon-vendor preference, and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB for frozen food products (106 line items, $9 million estimated annual volume, August 18, 2026 response date) serving state hospitals and supported living centers across Texas. No recent solicitations name huayro potatoes by variety; the code assignment appears mismatched to actual buying activity, which centers on commodity frozen-potato products (french fries, wedges, tater tots, mixed vegetables) rather than specialized Andean cultivars.