UNSPSC 50401735: Hardee avocados

The variety of avocados known as hardee avocados

UNSPSC 50401735 Hardee avocados (Commodity) covers fresh produce supply to state and local institutions, though recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code rarely name avocados specifically. Instead, the opportunities reflect broader fresh produce procurement — fruits, vegetables, and fresh-cut ready-to-eat snacks delivered to correctional facilities, state mental health centers, school nutrition programs, senior services, and supported living centers. Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), Illinois Department of Corrections, and school districts across Georgia, Texas, Wisconsin, and Illinois are the primary recent buyers. The work solicited ranges from standing contracts for weekly or bi-weekly fresh fruit and vegetable delivery to institutional food warehouses, to meal-service produce supply for school lunch programs, to specialty fresh-cut snacks meeting USDA Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program standards. Most opportunities specify quality standards (USDA Grade A or equivalent, firm, clean, free of blemishes or mold), F.O.B. Destination pricing with vendor-paid freight, traceability documentation by farm of origin where required, and compliance with food safety and prevailing wage rules where applicable. Delivery windows typically run daily or bi-weekly during specified hours, with seasonal sourcing and local-vendor preferences common in school district solicitations.

Recent representative opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice requesting fresh fruit and vegetables for food warehouses serving multiple facilities (IW267420, IW267376, IW267411, response dates September and October 2026); Illinois Department of Corrections requesting bi-weekly fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center under a small-business set-aside (27426DOCJOLIEB53849, due September 3, 2026); Dougherty County Board of Education (Georgia) seeking fresh produce across 24 school nutrition sites with 40 line items and firm pricing for July 2026 through June 2027 (PE64710NONST2027000000078, due June 16, 2026); and Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) requesting locally sourced (within 400 miles) ready-to-eat fresh fruit and vegetable snacks for approximately 5,900 weekly servings under the USDA Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program with a 5 percent diverse-owned business preference (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026). Activity concentrates in Texas (state facilities and school districts), Georgia (multiple school systems), Illinois (state corrections and mental health), and Wisconsin (school districts), with scattered activity in other states. School districts commonly embed local-sourcing and diversity preferences into evaluation, while state corrections and health agencies emphasize specification compliance, delivery reliability, and pest-control and food-safety certification.