UNSPSC 50401745: Lisa loretta avocados

The variety of avocados known as lisa loretta avocados

UNSPSC 50401745 Lisa Loretta Avocados, a Commodity code, covers fresh avocados procured by state and local school districts, universities, and other institutional food service operators for child nutrition, student meal programs, and campus dining. School districts dominate the solicitation activity under this code, with recent opportunities reflecting high-volume institutional purchasing of fresh produce to support National School Lunch Programs, School Breakfast Programs, and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program grants. While the recent opportunities block contains no standalone avocado-specific procurement, the code sits within the broader fresh-produce family that state and local agencies actively buy through ongoing school nutrition contracts. Over the past four months, major school districts including Northside Independent School District (San Antonio), Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa), Austin Independent School District (Texas), and multiple Georgia school systems have issued RFPs, RFQs, and IFBs for comprehensive fresh-produce supply contracts that typically include avocados as line items within broader fruit-and-vegetable specifications. School nutrition programs across Texas, Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, and Missouri show sustained procurement activity, with contracts often structured on annual terms running July through June and including optional renewal periods of two to four years.

Recent institutional produce procurements prioritize local and regional sourcing, with geographic preferences ranging from 200- to 400-mile radius requirements in Georgia and Wisconsin. Representative opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (bids due July 29, 2026, with local sourcing within 400 miles of Madison and Wisconsin supplier diversity preferences), Northside Independent School District RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce serving 83 elementary schools across San Antonio with five-day weekly delivery (proposals due May 7, 2026), and Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 serving 30 districts across Georgia through the GEC Buying Cooperative with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million (proposals due March 4, 2026). Pricing structures typically require cost-plus or firm fixed-unit models with USDA market index or terminal market report ties, HACCP certification, temperature-controlled delivery, and comprehensive liability insurance ($500,000 to $2 million). Set-asides and preferences vary by jurisdiction — Texas emphasizes HUB status and local business; Wisconsin and Georgia highlight diverse-owned and minority-owned vendor programs; Connecticut and Missouri do not specify formal set-asides. The activity is heaviest in the South and Southwest, particularly Georgia and Texas, reflecting the concentration of large school districts and year-round produce demand.