UNSPSC 50401737: Herman avocados

The variety of avocados known as herman avocados

UNSPSC 50401737 Herman avocados (Commodity) encompasses fresh produce supply to state and local school nutrition programs, child care centers, and correctional facilities—with recent activity focused overwhelmingly on institutional bulk fresh produce procurement rather than avocados specifically. School districts and county boards of education dominate the issuing-body mix, supplemented by occasional state departments and specialized agencies like the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; multiple Georgia school systems and Texas independent school districts appear repeatedly in the recent record. The work solicited includes weekly or bi-weekly delivery of fresh fruits and vegetables in case quantities to multiple school sites, with specifications requiring USDA compliance, traceability by farm of origin, HACCP plans, temperature-controlled transport, and pre-cut or ready-to-eat processing in many instances. Cost-per-pound or cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing predominates, with contracts running July through June to align with school years and featuring renewal options of two to four additional one-year terms. Evaluation criteria typically weight price heavily (30–50%), followed by product quality, delivery reliability, and vendor qualifications; many solicitations permit line-item awards to multiple vendors and explicitly encourage small business or local/minority-owned participation.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas, with secondary presence in Florida, Missouri, and Connecticut. Representative recent opportunities include the Madison Metropolitan School District (Madison, Wisconsin) RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks due July 29, 2026, emphasizing Wisconsin-sourced produce within 400 miles with a 5% diverse-owned business preference; the Northside Independent School District (San Antonio, Texas) RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce delivery to 117 campuses due May 7, 2026, with price weighted at 35% and Texas-grown preference through the Harvest of the Month program; the Douglas County School System (Georgia) RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 districts across two geographic areas, with approximately $5.5 million total estimated annual spending and sealed proposals due March 4, 2026; and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice bulk white potatoes and carrots bids (IW253099, IW253121, IW241979) due in late June 2026, supplying institutional food service operations statewide. School nutrition program procurement under this code is active and recurring, with most opportunities posted in the February-to-May window for July-through-June contract performance.