UNSPSC 50466302: Canned or jarred centennial sweet potatoes

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

UNSPSC 50466302 Canned or jarred centennial sweet potatoes, a Commodity code, covers shelf-stable preserved sweet potatoes in various formats (canned, jarred, whole, sliced, or diced) that state and local governments procure as component ingredients and finished food service products for institutional dining, food banks, and canteen operations. State and local buyers source this code primarily through food service aggregation contracts—bulk purchases of dozens to hundreds of line items bundled into comprehensive food and consumables solicitations issued by state health and human services agencies, state corrections departments, school districts, and county service programs. Recent opportunities show the code embedded within much larger institutional food procurements rather than as a standalone item; for example, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued multiple IFBs for food and consumables at state supported living centers and state hospitals, and the Oregon Department of Corrections issued a separate canned-tomato IFB with similar specifications and delivery terms that signal how individual shelf-stable produce items are contractualized in the sector.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) has been the most active buyer, posting at least three overlapping or sequential IFBs for consumables and food products serving state supported living centers in Lufkin and El Paso between May and October 2026; the largest, HHS0016792v2 (posted May 19, 2026, response due March 19, 2026—a timing error in the source), covered 210 line items with a three-year maximum value of $4.5 million and explicitly required respondents to meet at least 95 percent of specified line items across fresh, frozen, dry, and refrigerated categories. School districts in Georgia—Ben Hill County Schools (IFB #26271, due June 15, 2026) and Burke County Public Schools (bids due June 5, 2026)—each issued food procurement solicitations spanning nearly 400 line items across multiple food categories with seven-day delivery and firm-pricing commitments for 30 days post-award. The Oregon Department of Corrections (S2910000017145, due June 19, 2026) procured 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes on an IFB basis with Oregon-fabricated goods and resident-bidder preferences, signaling that individual canned-produce items can move as line-item contracts when volume justifies it. The sourcing pattern suggests that vendors selling canned sweet potatoes must compete within broader food-service aggregates or position themselves as specialty canned-produce suppliers to state corrections or health-services buyers; standalone centennial sweet potato solicitations do not appear in recent activity.