UNSPSC 50401720: Chica avocados

The variety of avocados known as chica avocados

UNSPSC 50401720 Chica avocados (Commodity) shows minimal recent activity aligned with the code's strict scope. State and local governments procuring fresh produce do solicit under related produce codes, but the recent opportunities block contains no requests specifically for chica avocados or any avocado variety. Instead, the posted solicitations cover a mix of fresh fruits, vegetables, and produce-related services—apples, bananas, carrots, potatoes, sweet potatoes, lettuce, broccoli, tomatoes, berries, and prepared produce items—issued by school nutrition programs, criminal justice agencies, and senior services departments across multiple states. The work actually being bought under the broader fresh-produce space includes sourcing, packaging, temperature-controlled delivery, traceability documentation, HACCP compliance, and compliance with USDA Buy American provisions and child nutrition reimbursement standards.

Issuing bodies soliciting fresh produce (though not avocados specifically) span school districts, state departments of criminal justice, county school systems, city human services departments, and cooperative purchasing consortia. School nutrition programs dominate the recent activity, with multiple districts in Georgia, Texas, Florida, Connecticut, and Missouri posting RFPs, RFQs, and IFBs for seasonal fresh produce supply. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice and state purchasing offices appear as repeat buyers for institutional food service. Geographic spread covers Georgia (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Glynn County, Henry County, Douglas County, Savannah-Chatham), Texas (San Antonio, Austin, McAllen, Northside ISD, and TDCJ statewide), Florida (Hillsborough County), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI), and Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools). Representative recent opportunities include Northside Independent School District (San Antonio) RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce delivery to 117 campuses, due May 7, 2026; Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa) RFP 26039RFPDST for USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program produce delivery to 18 elementary schools, due March 11, 2026; and the Douglas County School System (Georgia) RFP SN 26-004 serving 30 school districts via cooperative purchasing, due March 4, 2026, with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for one geographic area. The code itself—focused narrowly on chica avocados—does not map to current state and local procurement activity; vendors pursuing avocado supply should monitor broader produce commodity codes and institutional food service RFPs rather than expect direct UNSPSC 50401720 hits.