UNSPSC 50401700: Avocados

The type of vegetable known as avocados

UNSPSC 50401700 Avocados is a Class code that covers the supply and delivery of fresh produce—primarily fruits and vegetables in bulk and ready-to-eat forms—to state and local institutional food service operations, school nutrition programs, senior services, and specialized facilities. State and local governments procure under this code to stock cafeterias, canteens, food warehouses, correctional institutions, mental health facilities, treatment centers, and school meal programs with fresh fruits and vegetables meeting USDA quality standards, often with specific grade, freshness, packaging, and delivery requirements. Recent solicitations show state departments of criminal justice, state health and human services commissions, school districts, and county agencies issuing IFBs, RFPs, and RFQs for produce ranging from commodity staples (carrots, potatoes, onions, apples, bananas) to ready-to-eat snack packs for elementary students. The issuing-body mix spans state facilities (correctional food warehouses, state supported living centers, mental health centers), public school districts, county school systems, senior services divisions, and institutional food service operations, with Texas agencies appearing as repeat buyers across multiple procurement cycles.

Geographic activity clusters heavily in Texas and Georgia, with secondary activity in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Florida. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice soliciting fresh fruit and vegetable supply to its Snyder and Wynne food warehouses (IW267420, IW267376, response due October 14–19, 2026); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issuing IFBs for consumables and food service groceries at Lufkin and Mexia State Supported Living Centers (HHS0018082, HHS0017799, response due August 25–October 23, 2026); the Illinois Department of Corrections requesting fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center under small-business set-aside with bi-weekly deliveries of specified produce items (IFB 27426DOCJOLIEB53849, response due September 3, 2026); the Dougherty County Board of Education School Nutrition Program requesting sealed bids for 40 produce line items across 24 schools in Georgia (IB 016-SNS-2027, response due June 16, 2026); and Madison Metropolitan School District procuring approximately 5,900 weekly servings of fresh fruit and vegetable snacks from Wisconsin-sourced vendors with a 5 percent diversity preference (RFB 4163, response due July 29, 2026). Institutional buyers emphasize F.O.B. Destination pricing, firm fixed-price bids, compliance with HACCP and USDA standards, liability insurance minimums ranging from $500,000 to $1 million, delivery windows within seven days to bi-weekly cycles, and quality guarantees with vendor responsibility for damage replacement and complaint resolution within 72–90 hours.