UNSPSC 50465608: Canned or jarred specialty potatoes

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

UNSPSC 50465608 Canned or jarred specialty potatoes, a Commodity code, covers shelf-stable potato products that state and local agencies source for institutional food service operations, including French fries, hash brown patties, and specialty potato preparations for canteens, cafeterias, and food service distribution. Recent solicitations from Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Georgia school districts, and Oregon corrections show state and local buyers integrating these items as line components within larger consumables and food procurement campaigns rather than as standalone specialty orders. The issuing bodies span state health and human services agencies, state corrections departments, county boards of education, and school nutrition programs—jurisdictions operating institutional dining and food service for residents, students, and staff across multiple campuses or facilities. Most opportunities appear in the South and Southwest, with concentrated activity in Texas and Georgia; a single Oregon posting in July 2026 named canned tomatoes but provides insufficient scope detail to confirm specialty potato activity in that state.

Texas Health and Human Services Commission dominates recent activity, posting multiple IFBs for consumables and noncontract food items for state supported living centers at Lufkin and El Paso between May and October 2026, each naming prepared potato products (French fries, hash brown patties) as line items within 20–210-item procurement scopes. The Lufkin State Supported Living Center issued IFB HHS0018082 with a response deadline of October 23, 2026 at 10:30 a.m., and a prior IFB HHS0017872 closed August 25, 2026; the El Paso facility's IFB HHS0017449 closed July 13, 2026 with a prior value of $1.5 million for the fiscal year. Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia solicited bids for school nutrition food on June 15, 2026 (PE61000NONST2027000000006) across four schools, requiring delivery to multiple locations with bid prices including transportation and packing. Texas Department of Criminal Justice posted IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products across five TDCJ warehouse zones with response due May 4, 2026, encompassing 382 line items with specialty entrees and prepared protein items, though specialty potatoes were not explicitly named in the available summary. Vendors pursuing this code should expect delivery to institutional food service points within seven days of order receipt, F.O.B. Destination pricing with freight prepaid, and compliance with USDA standards, E-Verify requirements, debarment certifications, and minimum three verifiable references for similar prior contracts.