UNSPSC 50401738: Hickson avocados

The variety of avocados known as hickson avocados

UNSPSC 50401738 Hickson avocados (Commodity) covers fresh produce supply to state and local institutions — primarily correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, mental health centers, school districts, and senior services — with recent opportunities showing institutions purchasing fresh fruits and vegetables for food service operations, canteen stock, and nutrition programs rather than hickory-smoked or specialty avocado products. The recent solicitations reveal a disconnect: the code nominally specifies a single produce item (hickson avocados), but actual procurement activity under this code spans broad fresh-produce categories including general fruits, vegetables, root crops, and prepared produce. State and local buyers soliciting under this code include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (multiple facility food warehouses), Texas Health and Human Services Commission (state-supported living centers), Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health (treatment and mental health centers), school districts across Georgia (Bartow County Schools, Bryan County Schools, Dougherty County Schools, Early County Schools) and Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District), Collier County (Florida) Parks and Recreation, and specialized nutrition programs such as Head Start. Geographic concentration is heaviest in Texas (TDCJ, HHSC, and Head Start solicitations), followed by Georgia (school districts and county nutrition programs), Illinois (state corrections and mental health), and scattered activity in Florida and Wisconsin.

Recent representative opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issuing multiple IFBs for fresh fruits and vegetables to supply food warehouses at Palestine, Snyder, and Wynne locations (solicitation IW267376, IW267420, IW267411; due dates September–October 2026), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission seeking food service groceries including fresh and frozen produce for Mexia and Lufkin State Supported Living Centers (IFBs HHS0017798 and HHS0017799, due August 25, 2026), the Illinois Department of Corrections requesting bi-weekly fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center under a small-business set-aside (IFB 27426DOCJOLIEB53849, due September 3, 2026), and Bartow County School System (Georgia) seeking local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles for the 2026-2027 school year (RFP 10-2026-019, due June 22, 2026). The code shows active procurement volume but limited decision-relevance to hickson avocados specifically — vendors pursuing this code should expect to bid broad fresh-produce portfolios rather than specialty items.