UNSPSC 50466318: Canned or jarred red mar sweet potatoes

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

UNSPSC 50466318 Canned or jarred red marred sweet potatoes (Commodity) represents a narrow product line within state and local food procurement that captures canned and jarred sweet potato products for institutional food service. Recent solicitations under this code show state and local governments buying canned vegetables—including sweet potatoes, tomatoes, and mixed produce items—primarily for school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and health and human services institutions. The buying mix spans school districts (Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Burke County Public Schools and Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, and Douglas County School System in Georgia), state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois Veterans Home, Georgia Department of Education), and state-supported living centers. Work under the code includes weekly or quarterly food orders for institutional meal programs where canned vegetables serve as staple ingredients; recent examples name tomato products, canned goods across mixed categories, and fresh produce procurements that often include canned or processed alternatives.

Geographic activity concentrates in the South and Southwest, with the most recent and densest solicitation activity in Georgia (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools, Liberty County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and Muscogee County School District), Texas (Health and Human Services Commission El Paso State Supported Living Center, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District). Oregon (Department of Corrections), Illinois (Veterans Home Quincy), and Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools) also show recent activity. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission Procurement and Contracting Services issuing IFB HHS0017449 (posted June 11, 2026, due July 13, 2026) for food and consumable products for the HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center with a prior period historical value of $1.5 million; the Oregon Department of Corrections Purchasing/Contracts Division requesting bids for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes under solicitation S2910000017145 (posted June 5, 2026, due June 19, 2026) with delivery to Salem; and Ben Hill County Schools issuing IFB #26271 (posted May 19, 2026, due June 15, 2026) for multiple food product categories including canned fruits and vegetables across four school locations. Pricing in recent awards has ranged from $13.75 to $27.75 per case for canned tomato products; most institutional food procurements require firm fixed pricing for an initial period with permitted adjustments thereafter tied to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service or Consumer Price Index indices.