UNSPSC 50401744: Lisa p avocados

The variety of avocados known as lisa p avocados

UNSPSC 50401744 Commodity Lisa p avocados — actually fresh produce sourcing — shows moderate recent state and local activity, dominated by school nutrition programs and institutional food service operations procuring mixed fresh fruits and vegetables rather than avocados specifically. School districts in Georgia, Texas, Florida, Connecticut, and Missouri represent the primary issuing bodies, with several solicitations from state correctional agencies and one Head Start program. The scope spans ready-to-eat packaged fresh fruit and vegetable snacks for USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program compliance, bulk produce for school cafeteria operations, locally grown sourcing within specified radii (typically 200–400 miles), and specialty items for institutional canning and food service. Vendors face consistent requirements: HACCP certification or food safety documentation, temperature-controlled delivery with weekly or bi-weekly scheduling to multiple school sites, compliance with Buy American provisions, general liability insurance ($500,000–$2,000,000), and price stability for 60–90 days from award with prospective adjustments tied to USDA market indices or Consumer Price Index data. Set-asides and preferences vary by jurisdiction — Wisconsin Supplier Diversity Program preferences (5%), Texas veteran-owned business preferences, and broad encouragement of small and minority-owned participation without hard set-asides are common patterns.

Representative recent opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District (Solicitation 4163) seeking 5,900 weekly servings of fresh fruit and vegetable snacks delivered ready-to-eat and pre-packaged, with bids due July 29, 2026, emphasizing 400-mile Wisconsin sourcing and a $0.20-per-pound organic preference discount; Head Start of Greater Dallas (IFB 26-GP) procuring approximately 32,409 cases of frozen foods and produce for child care programs with an estimated value of $969,460.94 and bids due June 24, 2026; and Northside Independent School District in San Antonio (RFP 2026-048) requesting fresh produce for all campuses five days per week, with a proposal deadline of May 7, 2026, and emphasis on USDA Buy American compliance and Texas-grown sourcing. Georgia school systems dominate the recent posting volume: Glynn County (IFB 27-02, April 14 deadline), Dougherty County (June 16 deadline), Savannah-Chatham (April 23 deadline), and Douglas County (through GEC Buying Cooperative, March 4 deadline, $4.4–$1.1 million estimated spend) all issued sealed-bid or RFP produce procurements in the March-to-July window. Texas TDCJ facilities posted separate carrot, sweet potato, and white potato bids in June (various deadlines passed as of July 20, 2026). The code shows no avocado-specific sourcing and little evidence of specialty produce focus — activity clusters around commodity fresh fruits, vegetables, eggs, and packaged snack items for child nutrition and institutional meal service.