UNSPSC 50401706: Beta avocados

The variety of avocados known as beta avocados

UNSPSC 50401706 Beta avocados is a Commodity code that covers fresh produce supply to state and local institutional food service operations, principally school districts and child nutrition programs. State and local buyers under this code procure fresh fruit and vegetable items—including avocados where specified—for USDA-reimbursable school meals, child care programs, senior services, and correctional facilities. Recent solicitations show school nutrition programs dominating the buyer mix, with individual districts and cooperative purchasing vehicles seeking produce on annual contracts. The work ranges from single-item procurements (carrots, white potatoes, sweet potatoes) to comprehensive fresh-produce line-item bids covering 40–72 produce varieties, all subject to USDA Buy American requirements, HACCP compliance, traceability documentation, and weekly or twice-weekly delivery to multiple school sites. Evaluation heavily weights price, product quality and freshness, delivery reliability, and vendor experience; local-sourcing preferences and geographic markups frequently appear (400-mile radius in Wisconsin and Georgia; 200-mile radius in Bulloch County, Georgia; 50-mile preference in McAllen, Texas). Some procurements tie funding to federal grant approval (Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program) or include federal cost-plus or fixed-fee structures.

Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and school food authorities (K–12) across Georgia, Texas, Florida, Connecticut, and Missouri, with scattered activity from state departments (Texas TDCJ, Georgia state operations), county school systems, and independent school districts serving 6,900 to 83,000 students. State of Texas TDCJ also solicits bulk commodity vegetables for institutional canning and food service. Representative recent opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District (RFB 4163, fresh fruit and vegetable snacks for elementary students participating in the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, due July 29, 2026), Head Start of Greater Dallas (IFB 26-GP seeking primary, secondary, and tertiary suppliers for approximately 32,409 cases of produce and related items under CACFP, bids due June 24, 2026), Northside Independent School District in San Antonio (RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce delivery five days weekly to 117 campuses, bids due May 7, 2026), Douglas County School System on behalf of the GEC Buying Cooperative (RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs to 30 Georgia districts with estimated annual spend of $4.4 million for Area One, proposals due March 4, 2026), and Texas Department of Criminal Justice (multiple IFBs for bulk carrots, white potatoes, and sweet potatoes in June 2026). Activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas, with notable spring-term opportunities in Florida (Hillsborough County), Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools), and Missouri (Rockwood R-VI). Most contracts run July through June aligned to school fiscal years, with annual renewal options and price adjustments tied to USDA market indices or CPI data.