UNSPSC 50466701: Canned or jarred african bitter yams

The variety of yams known as african bitter yams that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50466701 Canned or jarred African bitter yams is a Commodity code that sees minimal recent activity in state and local procurement. The recent opportunities block contains no active solicitations specifically for African bitter yams or related specialty preserved produce. The solicitations tagged under this code instead cover broad food service procurement for institutions — weekly food orders for a state veterans home, supplemental food and consumables for health and human services facilities, and cafeteria supplies for correctional and school nutrition programs — none of which focus on African bitter yams as a line item or category. The code appears misaligned with the actual purchasing activity in these opportunities, which emphasize mainstream commodity foods such as canned tomatoes, fresh produce, proteins, dairy, and prepared entrees rather than specialized ethnic or heritage vegetable products.

State and local food service procurement occurs across diverse issuing bodies including state departments (Illinois Veterans Home, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections), school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools, and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System), and health facilities (HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center). Geographic activity centers in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Illinois, Missouri, and Virginia, with school nutrition programs emerging as the largest segment of recent solicitations. Recent representative opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's request for supplemental food and consumables (IFB HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026) with a prior contract value of $1.5 million annually, Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 procurement (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) spanning 45 schools, and the Douglas County School System's Food Supply and Distribution Services RFP (due February 18, 2026) with an estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9,000,000. The code does not appear to merit pursuit at present given the absence of African bitter yam–specific procurement activity in the available recent opportunities.