UNSPSC 50466304: Canned or jarred garnet sweet potatoes

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

UNSPSC 50466304 Canned or jarred garnet sweet potatoes (Commodity) represents a narrow product line within the broader state and local food procurement market, where recent activity shows this specific item appears incidentally within multi-category food service contracts rather than as a standalone solicitation. State and local governments procure canned or jarred sweet potatoes as part of comprehensive meal programs serving institutional populations — primarily school districts, correctional facilities, and health and human services agencies operating cafeterias, food service programs, and nutrition initiatives. The available opportunities reflect that this Commodity code sits within much larger food and consumable product buys where sweet potatoes are one line item among hundreds; recent solicitations show the code is tagged to institutional nutrition programs spanning K-12 school districts, state departments of corrections, state health and human services commission facilities (hospitals and state supported living centers), and county school systems, all of which purchase multiple canned vegetable products simultaneously under single awards.

Recent activity is concentrated in the Southeast and Midwest, with notable opportunities from Texas (Health and Human Services Commission procuring supplemental food and consumables for state hospitals and supported living centers), Georgia (Ben Hill County Schools, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County School District, Douglas County School System, and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System all issuing food procurement RFPs and IFBs), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District issuing separate NOI and grocery item solicitations), Oregon (Department of Corrections procuring canned tomatoes and tomato paste), Illinois (Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy issuing RFQs for quarterly food orders), and Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools issuing a Master Grocery K-12 term contract). Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 (due July 13, 2026) for food and consumable products for the HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center with an estimated historical value of $1.5 million for the prior period; the Ben Hill County Schools IFB #26271 (due June 15, 2026) for comprehensive school nutrition food products across multiple categories with quarterly pricing adjustments permitted; and the Fairfax County Public Schools IFB 2000004323 (due April 27, 2026) for Master Grocery K-12 supply covering 45 elementary, middle, and high schools plus seven distribution kitchens. The code shows no recent standalone solicitations for garnet sweet potatoes alone; instead, vendors pursuing this Commodity typically respond to broader food service RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, and ITBs where canned sweet potatoes appear as one priced line item within 200-to-900-item procurement catalogs.