UNSPSC 50476317: Canned or jarred organic red jersey sweet potatoes

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

UNSPSC 50476317 Canned or jarred organic red jersey sweet potatoes, a Commodity code, describes shelf-stable processed vegetables that state and local governments buy primarily for institutional food service operations—cafeterias, prison kitchens, residential facilities, and senior centers—where bulk quantities, standardized packaging, and predictable shelf life support high-volume meal preparation. The recent opportunities show little direct solicitation for this specific product line; instead, state agencies, county departments, school districts, and correctional systems issue broad food procurement RFPs, RFQs, and IFBs that treat canned and jarred vegetables as line items within much larger consumables requisitions spanning dozens or hundreds of items, often bundled with fresh produce, proteins, dairy, and supplies. When canned vegetables appear in recent solicitations, they are typically specified alongside fresh and frozen alternatives rather than as standalone requirements, and branding often allows "or approved equivalent" flexibility rather than fixating on organic designation or a particular variety.

The mix of issuing bodies reflects the full spectrum of state and local institutional buyers. Recent activity includes the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (multiple state supported living center food procurements), Oregon Department of Corrections, Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, Illinois state procurement, Ben Hill County Schools and Burke County Public Schools in Georgia, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice through the Comptroller's office. Geographic concentration runs heaviest in Texas and Georgia, with Oregon and Illinois represented once or twice. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas HHS Commission IFB HHS0018082 for consumables for Lufkin State Supported Living Center (due October 23, 2026), which bundled prepared foods and supplies across 22 line items with estimated annual cases ranging from 1 to 24 per item and delivery required within seven days; Gwinnett County's IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned vegetables, soups, and proteins (due October 19, 2026, with delivery to a senior services center); and Ben Hill County Schools' IFB #26271 for comprehensive school nutrition food across multiple categories with delivery to four schools and the Buy American Act requiring over 51 percent domestic agricultural content. None of the recent opportunities listed above specifically name canned or jarred organic red jersey sweet potatoes as a line item, suggesting the code sees limited direct procurement activity or that vendors supply this product as part of larger food-service panel contracts negotiated outside the visible RFQ/IFB cycle.