UNSPSC 50446314: Frozen okinawan sweet potatoes

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

UNSPSC 50446314 Frozen okinawan sweet potatoes is a Commodity code that does not show recent activity aligned with its nominal scope. State and local procurement offices soliciting under this code over the past six months are actually buying frozen vegetables broadly—carrots, mixed vegetables, assorted blends, corn, and potato products—rather than the Okinawan sweet potato variety the code names. The issuing bodies span state departments of corrections, state health and human services agencies, county correctional facilities, school districts, and transit authorities. Oregon's Department of Corrections and Texas's Health and Human Services Commission appear as repeat buyers of frozen vegetables for institutional food service, alongside numerous school districts in Georgia, Missouri, Illinois, Connecticut, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and other states procuring frozen produce for child nutrition programs. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, and the Mid-Atlantic and Upper Midwest states.

Representative recent solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for frozen corn (40,000 pounds, due July 24, 2026, at $0.498 per pound historical pricing), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for supplemental food and consumables statewide (210 line items including frozen vegetables, maximum $4.5 million over three years, due dates passed), Ben Hill County Schools' food bid for multiple frozen and fresh produce categories (due June 15, 2026), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's IFB for cafeteria food products including frozen specialty entrees and vegetables (382 line items, due May 4, 2026). These solicitations uniformly require FOB destination pricing, USDA/FDA compliance, minimum shelf life (typically six months for frozen goods), delivery within 30 to 45 days, liability insurance ($500,000 to $2 million per occurrence), and HACCP plan compliance. The code shows active institutional procurement—correctional facilities, state hospitals, state supported living centers, and school districts—but mismatches between the code's naming and actual category purchasing suggest this commodity classification does not reliably predict frozen sweet potato demand in state and local markets.