UNSPSC 50401712: Booth 3 avocados

The variety of avocados known as booth 3 avocados

UNSPSC 50401712 Booth 3 avocados, a Commodity code, represents fresh produce supply to institutional food service operations across state agencies, county governments, school districts, and corrections facilities. State and local governments procure avocados and other fresh produce primarily to support cafeteria, canteen, and food service programs at correctional institutions, state-supported living centers, mental health facilities, schools, and senior services. Recent solicitations show mixed produce sourcing, with avocados appearing in broader fresh-fruit-and-vegetable categories rather than as standalone line items; most institutional buyers instead issue solicitations for comprehensive produce assortments (apples, bananas, carrots, lettuce, onions, tomatoes, potatoes, peppers) or food-service bundles that bundle fresh and frozen items together. The issuing bodies span Texas Health and Human Services Commission (state-supported living centers and mental health facilities), Texas Department of Criminal Justice (institutional food warehouses), Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health (treatment and mental health centers), school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Early County), county parks departments (Collier County), senior services (City of San Antonio), and child care networks (Head Start of Greater Dallas). Texas state agencies and school districts in Georgia represent the most active recent buyers.

Texas dominates recent activity, with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Texas Department of Criminal Justice posting multiple fresh-produce solicitations since late June 2026, followed by Georgia school districts (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Early County) issuing fresh-produce bids for the 2026-2027 school year in May and June. Illinois and Florida each show one institutional fresh-produce procurement. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 (Lufkin State Supported Living Center consumables, posted October 16, 2026, due October 23, 2026, including prepared foods and food service supplies), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's multiple fresh-fruit-and-vegetable solicitations (Snyder and Wynne Food Warehouses, posted September 30, 2026, due October 14, 2026), the Illinois Department of Corrections IFB 27426DOCJOLIEB53849 (Joliet Treatment Center fresh produce, posted August 27, 2026, due September 3, 2026, with small-business set-aside and bi-weekly delivery), and Dougherty County Board of Education's sealed-bid procurement for fresh produce (40 line items, posted May 19, 2026, due June 16, 2026). School districts frequently impose local-sourcing preferences (Bartow County and Bryan County require produce within 400 miles of the school system) and award on lowest responsive bidder after scoring on quality, delivery performance, and compliance; institutional food-service buyers typically evaluate on specification compliance, price, and vendor performance history.