UNSPSC 50401727: Ettinger avocados

The variety of avocados known as ettinger avocados

UNSPSC 50401727 Ettinger avocados (Commodity) shows limited recent state and local procurement activity under this specific code. The recent opportunities block contains no active solicitations explicitly requesting Ettinger avocados; instead, state and local governments are soliciting fresh produce broadly—fresh fruits and vegetables, produce assortments, and food service groceries—across institutional food service, school nutrition programs, and senior services. The code's nominal scope diverges from the actual buying activity visible in recent postings, which treat fresh produce as commodity clusters (apples, carrots, potatoes, lettuce, bananas, tomatoes, and mixed seasonal items) rather than by varietal name. Institutional buyers—Texas Health and Human Services Commission facilities, Texas Department of Criminal Justice warehouse operations, Illinois Department of Corrections, state and local school districts, and county parks departments—procure fresh produce in bulk for cafeterias, food warehouses, and meal programs, but none of the representative recent solicitations name Ettinger avocados or avocados at any varietal level.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Illinois, driven by repeated procurements from TDCJ warehouse operations, HHS state-supported living centers, and school nutrition programs in Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, and Early County school systems. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0018082 (canteen and campus consumables for Lufkin State Supported Living Center, due October 23, 2026) and HHS0017798 / HHS0017799 (canteen and food service groceries for Mexia State Supported Living Center, due August 25, 2026), neither naming avocados. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple fresh fruit and vegetable solicitations (IW267420, IW267411, IW253079, IW253121, IW253099) for warehouse delivery throughout 2026, and the Illinois Department of Corrections solicited fresh produce for Joliet Treatment Center under RFQ 27426DOCJOLIEB53849 (due September 3, 2026). School districts in Georgia—Bartow County (RFP 10-2026-019, due June 22, 2026), Dougherty County (bid due June 16, 2026), Early County (bid due June 8, 2026), and Bryan County (bid due May 27, 2026)—all seek fresh produce broadly, with emphasis on seasonal, local-sourced, or bulk commodity items. The Madison Metropolitan School District (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026) requested fresh fruit and vegetable snacks requiring 400-mile sourcing within Wisconsin, and Head Start of Greater Dallas (IFB 26-GP, due June 24, 2026) procured approximately 32,409 cases of frozen foods, produce, and meat. No recent solicitation explicitly targets avocados or varietal-specific produce, and pursuit under this Commodity code is not viable given the absence of corresponding demand signals in current state and local posting activity.