UNSPSC 50401739: K-5 avocados

The variety of avocados known as k-5 avocados

UNSPSC 50401739 K-5 avocados is a Commodity code that describes a narrow produce line item within institutional food service, but the recent state and local opportunities do not show active procurement of avocados specifically. Instead, the available solicitations reveal that state and local buyers are actively procuring fresh produce broadly—apples, bananas, carrots, lettuce, onions, oranges, potatoes, strawberries, tomatoes, and other seasonal items—as components of larger food-service contracts for correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, schools, mental-health facilities, county parks, and municipal senior centers. The work is primarily driven by federal nutrition programs (National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, USDA Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program, Child and Adult Care Food Program) and institutional food operations. Issuing bodies span state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Bartow County Schools, Dougherty County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, Bryan County Schools), counties (Collier County), municipalities (City of San Antonio), and specialized service entities (Head Start of Greater Dallas, Marion Health Care Coalition). Texas agencies and Georgia school districts represent the most visible recent activity in the opportunities block.

Recent produce solicitations are concentrated in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Florida, with most activity in Q2 and Q3 2026. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issuing multiple RFQ/IFB notices for fresh fruits and vegetables to supply food warehouses at Wynne (due October 14, 2026) and Snyder (due October 14, 2026); the Illinois Department of Corrections requesting sealed quotes for bi-weekly produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center (due September 3, 2026) with a small-business set-aside; the Bartow County School System in Georgia seeking local fresh fruits and vegetables within 400 miles (due June 22, 2026) with weighted scoring on cost, seasonal variety, delivery proficiency, product availability, and customer support; and the Dougherty County Board of Education in Georgia requesting sealed bids for 40 fresh-produce line items across 24 school nutrition sites (due June 16, 2026) with firm unit pricing and refrigerated F.O.B. Destination delivery. Contract terms typically run one fiscal or school year with renewal options of one to four additional years. Avocados do not appear in any of the named line items across these solicitations; buyers are purchasing commodity-level produce through broader RFQ/RFB/IFB notices that do not isolate single produce lines, making direct pursuit under this code unlikely without confirmation that a specific issuing body has called for K-5 avocados in a current or upcoming notice.