UNSPSC 50401713: Booth 5 avocados

The variety of avocados known as booth 5 avocados

UNSPSC 50401713 Booth 5 avocados (Commodity) represents fresh produce procurement by state and local governments, though recent solicitation activity under this specific code is sparse and does not cleanly align with the nominal commodity name. The source records show no opportunities explicitly tagged as avocado purchases. Instead, state and local procurement offices are actively buying fresh produce broadly—including apples, bananas, carrots, onions, potatoes, leafy greens, tomatoes, peppers, and other fresh fruits and vegetables—through food service contracts for correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, school nutrition programs, senior services, and regional parks. These contracts typically specify quality standards (USDA grade requirements, firmness, absence of blemishes), delivery terms (F.O.B. Destination with prepaid freight), packaging (case quantities with minimum shelf life), and compliance with food safety regulations including HACCP and biosecurity protocols. Issuing bodies span state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections and Mental Health), county and city school districts (Bartow County Schools, Bryan County Schools, Dougherty County Schools, Early County Schools, Madison Metropolitan School District), county governments (Collier County), and specialized entities such as Head Start programs and senior services divisions.

Geographic activity clusters heavily in Texas and Georgia, with secondary presence in Illinois and Florida. Recent representative solicitations include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's fresh fruit and vegetable supply contracts for multiple food warehouses (Snyder, Wynne, Palestine) posted September–October 2026 with response deadlines in mid-October; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's consumables and canteen groceries bids for state-supported living centers in Lufkin and Mexia, with responses due August 2026; the Bartow County School System's local fresh fruits and vegetables RFP requiring 400-mile regional sourcing (June 2026 deadline); and Dougherty County Board of Education's sealed bid for 40 fresh produce line items across 24 school nutrition sites (June 2026). The Illinois Department of Corrections and Illinois Department of Mental Health issued produce contracts for institutional facilities with small-purchase or small-business set-asides in August 2026. Madison Metropolitan School District solicited ready-to-eat fresh fruit and vegetable snacks for the USDA Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program with Wisconsin locational sourcing requirements and diversity preferences (July 2026). Collier County issued an Invitation to Negotiate for food concessions at a regional park with a local-vendor preference worth 10 evaluation points (March 2025 response deadline). No recent opportunities in the dataset are explicitly coded or titled as avocado procurement.