UNSPSC 50446321: Frozen purple sweet potatoes

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

UNSPSC 50446321 Frozen purple sweet potatoes is a Commodity code representing a narrow product line within the broader frozen vegetable category. State and local governments are procuring frozen vegetables—carrots, corn, mixed assorted blends, and potatoes—through this code tier, but the available recent opportunities show no direct solicitations for frozen purple sweet potatoes. Instead, Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, school districts, state health agencies, and county correctional facilities are actively bidding frozen corn, frozen potato products (french fries, wedges, tater tots), frozen mixed vegetables, and frozen carrot supplies for institutional food service, with volumes ranging from 40,000 pounds for a single commodity up to 400,000 pounds across multiple vegetable types. These are straightforward commodity purchases with firm, fixed per-unit or per-pound pricing, FOB destination delivery to central warehouses or distribution points, and compliance with FDA/USDA standards, HACCP protocols, and minimum shelf-life requirements (typically six months). Issuing bodies span state departments of corrections, state health and human services commissions, school districts, and county correctional facilities—all institutional food service buyers managing high-volume, standardized nutrition programs.

Oregon Department of Corrections and Texas agencies dominate the recent activity, with multiple ITB solicitations for frozen vegetable commodity purchases in 2026. The Oregon DOC posted three frozen vegetable bids in April and June 2026 (frozen carrots, frozen assorted blend, frozen corn, and frozen potato products) with response dates between April 22 and July 24, offering Oregon vendor preferences of five percent each for in-state processing and resident headquarters (up to ten percent combined). The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued cafeteria food product solicitations (Statewide Procurement Division, Invitation for Bid 304T-26-300CF, May 4, 2026 deadline) encompassing frozen specialty entrees and vegetable items across multiple geographic warehouse distribution points. School districts in Georgia, Pennsylvania, and Missouri issued food service procurement RFPs and IFBs during the same period that include frozen vegetables as line items within broader grocery bundles. No solicitation explicitly named frozen purple sweet potatoes; the code sees little direct recent activity, though the underlying commodity family (frozen vegetables generally) shows steady institutional demand across corrections, healthcare, and K-12 nutrition programs in the Pacific Northwest, Texas, and Southeast.