UNSPSC 50401718: California haas avocados

The variety of avocados known as california haas avocados

UNSPSC 50401718 California Haas Avocados is a Commodity code representing fresh produce sourcing for institutional food service, though recent state and local activity under this code shows limited specificity to avocados alone—solicitations tagged with it span broader fresh produce procurement across school nutrition programs, senior services, and institutional feeding operations. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with activity concentrated in Georgia and Texas school nutrition departments supplemented by scattered bids from other states' criminal justice, senior services, and public school systems. Representative recent solicitations include Madison Metropolitan School District's bid for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026) emphasizing local sourcing within 400 miles and traceability by farm of origin; Head Start of Greater Dallas's grocery procurement (IFB 26-GP, due June 24, 2026) covering approximately 32,409 cases of frozen foods, produce, and meats for child care; and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's multiple commodity bids for carrots, white potatoes, and sweet potatoes (IFB IW253079, IW253121, IW253099, due June 23, 2026) for institutional food service and canning operations.

Geographic activity clusters heavily in Texas and Georgia, where school districts, state agencies, and criminal justice departments issue ongoing fresh produce contracts. Texas TDCJ procurements appear repeatedly (IW253079 carrots, IW253121 sweet potatoes, IW253099 white potatoes, IW241979 spring carrots); Georgia school systems (Madison Metro, Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Glynn County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, Henry County) issue frequent RFPs and IFBs for fresh produce spanning July through June school-year cycles. Scattered activity in Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools FFVP procurement, due March 11, 2026), Missouri (Rockwood School District), Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools), and Texas school districts (NISD, AISD, McAllen ISD) shows national geographic reach. Institutional buyers across all jurisdictions emphasize USDA compliance, Buy American provisions where federal funding applies, HACCP certification, traceability documentation, and delivery to multiple school sites or institutional locations; pricing models vary from firm fixed per-pound or per-case structures to cost-plus arrangements tied to USDA market indices. Set-asides and preferences appear inconsistently—some districts offer SBE or MBE preference points; others impose geographic sourcing requirements (local-farm preferences within 50–400 miles) or encourage Texas-grown products. No recent opportunities specifically name California Haas avocados, suggesting the code may reflect prior procurement patterns rather than current institutional demand.