UNSPSC 50476311: Canned or jarred organic maryland red sweet potatoes

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

UNSPSC 50476311 Canned or jarred organic maryland red sweet potatoes is a Commodity code covering shelf-stable canned or jarred sweet potato products procured by state and local health, education, and correction agencies for institutional food service operations. State and local governments buy these products primarily through food service supply contracts for state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, and state hospital kitchens. The solicitations show that sweet potatoes appear as line items within broader consumable food and kitchen supply contracts rather than as standalone procurements; they compete alongside canned vegetables, proteins, dairy, and food service supplies in comprehensive institutional feeding bids. Issuing bodies include state health and human services commissions (Texas), state departments of corrections (Oregon), county boards of commissioners (Georgia), independent school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools), and state procurement offices managing multi-facility food service. The work involves supplying products that meet USDA grade standards and federal food safety regulations, with delivery to specified facility locations on FOB Destination terms, typically within seven to thirty days of order receipt.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted multiple IFBs for food and consumable products serving state-supported living centers, including HHS0018082 (October 23, 2026 response deadline) and HHS0017449 (July 13, 2026 response deadline), with the latter covering approximately $1.5 million in annual spending across 210+ line items. The Oregon Department of Corrections procured canned tomatoes (a related commodity) under S2910000017145 (June 19, 2026 response deadline) for approximately 7,616 cases. Ben Hill County Schools and Burke County Public Schools in Georgia each solicited comprehensive school nutrition food bids covering hundreds of line items with delivery to multiple school locations in May and June 2026. Gwinnett County, Georgia posted an informal written quote (IWQ 140229) for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned vegetables for October 19, 2026. The code shows no dedicated procurement activity but appears embedded in institutional food service contracts where sweet potatoes compete as one item among dozens in larger bids emphasizing USDA compliance, Buy American Act adherence, and firm fixed pricing with delivery cost included.