UNSPSC 50446310: Frozen jewel sweet potatoes

The variety of sweet potatoes known as jewel sweet potatoes that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50446310 Frozen jewel sweet potatoes, a Commodity code, does not reflect the actual procurement activity state and local governments are conducting under this taxonomy reference. The recent opportunities tagged with this code show no solicitations for frozen jewel sweet potatoes; instead, the block captures institutional food service bids spanning broad grocery and cafeteria procurement across school districts, correctional facilities, state hospitals, and county social services departments. The mismatch between the narrow commodity name and the scope of actual solicitations suggests this code has been incorrectly applied by issuing bodies, or the opportunities database has tagged generalized food service contracts with an overly specific frozen-produce code. State and local procurement activity under food service codes typically encompasses hundreds of line items—proteins, dairy, grains, condiments, canned goods, fresh and frozen vegetables, paper products, and supplies—bid as comprehensive grocery packages rather than single-commodity purchases like jewel sweet potatoes.

The issuing-body mix across recent opportunities includes school districts (Burke County and Early County Public Schools in Georgia; Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia; Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Veterans Home, State of New Jersey Department of Human Services), county governments (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia; Montgomery County, Pennsylvania), and special-purpose facilities (state hospitals, state supported living centers, correctional facilities). Geographic concentration appears strongest in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Illinois, with school nutrition programs and correctional-facility food service driving the most recent bid activity. Representative recent opportunities include Gwinnett County's October 2026 informal written quote for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items due October 19, 2026; Oregon Department of Corrections' August 2026 ITB for 360,000 pounds of frozen vegetables at $0.578 to $0.67 per pound; Texas HHSC's August 2026 IFB for frozen food products to state hospitals and supported living centers with an estimated annual volume of approximately $9 million; and Burke County Public Schools' June 2026 IFB for nearly 400 line items of school nutrition groceries.