UNSPSC 50401719: Catalina avocados

The variety of avocados known as catalina avocados

UNSPSC 50401719 Catalina avocados (Commodity) describes fresh avocado sourcing for institutional food service, though recent state and local solicitations under this code show a much broader fresh-produce buying pattern centered on school district nutrition programs and correctional food service rather than the single varietal implied by the code name. School districts—particularly in Georgia and Texas—dominate the recent issuing-body mix, supplemented by Head Start child care networks, state departments of criminal justice, and municipal senior services. These jurisdictions buy seasonal fresh produce by the case or pound under standing contracts, typically structured as annual or multi-year awards with optional renewal terms, requiring compliance with USDA Buy American provisions, HACCP food safety certification, and delivery to multiple school or institutional sites on set schedules.

Georgia school districts (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Glynn County, Liberty County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham, and Muscogee County) and Texas agencies (TDCJ, AISD, NISD, McAllen ISD, Hillsborough County) represent the highest-volume recent activity. Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) solicited fresh fruit and vegetable snacks with a July 29, 2026 RFB response date and a five-percent diverse-owned-business preference, while Head Start of Greater Dallas issued IFB 26-GP for produce and frozen foods with a June 24, 2026 closing date and estimated value of $969,460.94. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple commodity-specific IFBs (white potatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots) for institutional canning and food service across five warehouse regions. Bartow County Schools' RFP (due June 22, 2026) requires sourcing within 400 miles of the school system and weights cost at 30 points, seasonal variety at 25 points. Northside ISD (San Antonio) issued RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce with a May 7, 2026 deadline, requiring USDA Child Nutrition compliance and five-day-per-week delivery to 97 campuses. Hillsborough County (Tampa) sought FFVP specialty fruit and vegetable distributors under a cost-plus fixed-fee structure with a March 11, 2026 deadline and estimated annual value of $600,000. The City of San Antonio's Department of Human Services (RFP 26-070, May 27, 2026 deadline) sought on-site produce-market operators at 15 senior centers. Geographic activity clusters in Georgia, Texas, and Florida, with secondary solicitations in Wisconsin, Missouri, and Connecticut. The code shows sustained institutional buyer demand for year-round fresh produce with strong preference compliance and set-aside scoring, particularly in school nutrition and criminal justice sectors.