UNSPSC 50401702: Arue avocados

The variety of avocados known as arue avocados

UNSPSC 50401702 Arue avocados (Commodity) spans fresh produce procurement by state and local food service operations, though recent solicitations under this code show that state and local governments are actually buying broad categories of fresh fruits and vegetables rather than avocados specifically. Texas Department of Criminal Justice facilities, Texas Health and Human Services Commission state-supported living centers, Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health treatment centers, school districts, and county parks departments are the primary issuing bodies. The work solicited includes bi-weekly to weekly deliveries of fresh produce meeting USDA standards and health and food-safety regulations, delivered to institutional food service operations, school nutrition programs, and senior center sites. Representative solicitations include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's request for fresh fruit and vegetables to the Palestine and Snyder food warehouses (IFB IW267376 and IW267420, due October 2026), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's consumable foods bids for Lufkin and Mexia State Supported Living Centers (IFB HHS0018082 and HHS0017798, due August 2026), and the Illinois Department of Corrections' fresh produce procurement for Joliet Treatment Center (RFQ 27426DOCJOLIEB53849, small business set-aside, due September 2026).

Activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Illinois, with Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Texas Health and Human Services Commission representing repeat high-volume institutional buyers. Georgia school districts—Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, and Early County—have posted fresh produce solicitations for the 2026-2027 school year with bids due May through June 2026. Collier County (Florida) Parks and Recreation issued an Invitation to Negotiate for food services at North Collier Regional Park (ITN 258360, due March 2025, local-vendor preference 10 points). Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) solicited fresh fruit and vegetable snacks for the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program with a 400-mile sourcing requirement and diverse-owned business preference (RFB 4163, due July 2026). Pricing structures across recent opportunities are firm fixed unit or line-item bases with F.O.B. Destination and freight prepaid; contract terms typically run one to three years with renewal options. Vendors must carry commercial general liability insurance ($500,000 to $1,000,000), comply with E-Verify and debarment verification, and meet HACCP and food-safety certifications.