UNSPSC 50401727: Ettinger avocados

The variety of avocados known as ettinger avocados

UNSPSC 50401727 Ettinger avocados is a Commodity code that sees limited recent state and local procurement activity. The source includes one opportunity explicitly tagged with this code—a Texas Department of Criminal Justice bid for carrots (IW241979-A in March 2026)—but the overwhelming majority of recent opportunities in the block are for broad fresh produce categories, school nutrition programs, and food service procurement that encompass multiple produce types rather than single-variety sourcing. State and local governments buying under this code tier are primarily school districts, county school boards, state correctional and child-care agencies, and municipal food service operations seeking fresh produce for child nutrition, institutional meal programs, and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program compliance. The issuing bodies span Georgia school systems (Bartow County, Bulloch County, Bryan County, Dougherty County, Douglas County, Early County, Glynn County, Henry County, Liberty County, and Savannah-Chatham County), Texas school districts (Austin ISD, McAllen ISD, Northside ISD) and state agencies (Texas TDCJ, Texas Comptroller, Georgia state procurement), Florida school districts (Hillsborough County), Missouri school districts (Rockwood R-VI), Connecticut municipalities (Meriden Public Schools), and specialized child nutrition programs (Head Start of Greater Dallas). Texas agencies—particularly TDCJ—appear frequently across multiple produce procurements (carrots, white potatoes, sweet potatoes for canning, and bulk institutional food service).

Geographic activity concentrates heavily in Texas, Georgia, and Florida through mid-2026, with scattered solicitations in Connecticut and Missouri. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas TDCJ carrot bid (IW241979-A, due March 17, 2026), Bartow County Schools' local fresh fruit and vegetable RFP (due June 22, 2026, with contract term July 2026–June 2027 plus renewal options), Northside ISD's fresh produce RFP for five-day weekly delivery to 117 campuses (due May 7, 2026, term July 2026–June 2027), and Hillsborough County Public Schools' USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program delivery to 18 elementary schools (RFP 26039RFPDST, due March 11, 2026, term September 2026–May 2027 with four renewal options). School nutrition procurements consistently emphasize farm-of-origin traceability, locational sourcing preferences (often within 200–400 miles), GAP certification, HACCP compliance, organic or specialty produce options with pricing premiums, weekly or twice-weekly delivery schedules, and competitive pricing indexed to USDA market reports. Most contracts run fiscal-year terms (July–June) with renewal options extending up to five years, and estimated annual values for multi-district or large institutional procurements range from $600,000 (Hillsborough County FFVP) to $4.4 million (Douglas County cooperative for 30 districts). Set-asides and preferences favor diverse-owned businesses, small businesses, and Texas-based vendors where state law applies; however, no opportunities are explicitly earmarked for Ettinger avocados specifically, indicating the code sees activity primarily when agencies procure mixed fresh produce under broader family-level codes rather than single-variety sourcing.