UNSPSC 50401703: Bacon avocados

The variety of avocados known as bacon avocados

UNSPSC 50401703 Bacon avocados, a Commodity code, names a single produce line item but state and local governments rarely solicit bacon avocados by that name alone. Instead, the recent opportunities in this code span fresh produce supply more broadly — whole fresh fruits and vegetables delivered to institutional food service operations including correctional facilities, state supported living centers, school nutrition programs, and senior service sites. The issuing bodies are diverse: state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), county school systems (Dougherty County Board of Education in Georgia, Bryan County Schools in Georgia, Early County Board of Education in Georgia, Bartow County School System in Georgia), city school districts (Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin), municipal entities (City of San Antonio), and non-profit food programs (Head Start of Greater Dallas). The Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission appear repeatedly across multiple recent solicitations, each posting multiple RFPs and IFBs for fresh produce, canned vegetables, and related items between May and October 2026.

Recent procurement activity clusters in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, and Wisconsin. Representative opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission requesting bids on consumable foods including fresh and processed vegetables for the Lufkin State Supported Living Center (IFB HHS0018082, due October 23, 2026), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice seeking fresh fruit and vegetable proposals for distribution across multiple facilities including Palestine and Snyder (IW267376, IW267420, each due in October 2026), the Illinois Department of Corrections requesting fresh produce on small business set-aside for Joliet Treatment Center (IFB 27426DOCJOLIEB53849, due September 3, 2026 with bi-weekly delivery and prevailing wage compliance required), the Dougherty County Board of Education requesting sealed bids for 40 produce line items across 24 school nutrition sites (PE64710NONST2027000000078, due June 16, 2026), and the Bartow County School System requesting local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles (PE55391NONST2026000000027, due June 22, 2026 with local-vendor preference). Collier County, Florida issued an Invitation to Negotiate for food services at North Collier Regional Park with local-vendor preference (10 evaluation points, ITN 258360, due March 6, 2025). Pricing in most institutional bids is firm fixed and F.O.B. Destination; school district procurement emphasizes seasonal availability, traceability, product quality standards, and compliance with USDA nutritional requirements and domestic sourcing preferences where applicable.