UNSPSC 50465605: Canned or jarred purple potatoes

The variety of potatoes known as purple potatoes that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50465605 Canned or jarred purple potatoes (Commodity) describes a narrow product category that state and local governments rarely procure as a standalone line item; the recent opportunities block contains no solicitations specifically seeking canned or jarred purple potatoes. Instead, purple potatoes appear tangentially in broader food-service procurement for school districts, state facilities, and corrections departments that solicit hundreds of line items across multiple food categories. The code sits within procurement activity dominated by school nutrition programs, state health and human services facilities, and correctional institutions that buy canned vegetables as part of comprehensive cafeteria or institutional food supply contracts.

State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this commodity tier include school districts (Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia, Burke County Public Schools in Georgia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, and Douglas County School System in Georgia), state corrections departments (Oregon Department of Corrections), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and state veteran facilities (Illinois Veterans Home). Recent representative opportunities span the Southeast and Midwest: the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017449 (due July 13, 2026) seeking food and consumable products for the HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center with a historical value of $1.5 million for the prior period; the Oregon Department of Corrections posted ITB S2910000016405 for canned tomatoes (due April 6, 2026) representing approximately 7,616 cases; and school districts in Georgia including Liberty County Board of Education (IFB due April 29, 2026) and Muscogee County School District (ITB 26-017 due April 27, 2026) issued broad food procurements encompassing over 400 line items each. Purple potatoes as a specific item do not appear prominently in any posted opportunity; the code sees minimal standalone activity relative to broader canned-vegetable and institutional food-service procurement.