UNSPSC 50401749: Marcus avocados

The variety of avocados known as marcus avocados

UNSPSC 50401749 Marcus avocados is a Commodity code that captures fresh fruit procurement by state and local food service operations — primarily institutional kitchens, school nutrition programs, and state facilities purchasing produce for meal preparation and dining service. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers acquiring fresh produce generically rather than avocados specifically; the code appears broadly tagged across multi-item food baskets rather than narrowly deployed for individual produce lines. Activity centers on Texas state agencies (Health and Human Services Commission, Department of Criminal Justice), Georgia school districts (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Early County), and Illinois correctional and mental health facilities, with secondary activity in Wisconsin and Florida. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission appears as a repeat buyer issuing multiple RFPs and IFBs for consumables and food service supplies; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice regularly solicits fresh produce through its Procurement Portal for multiple warehouse and institutional locations.

Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 (Lufkin State Supported Living Center consumables, bids due October 23, 2026) covering 22 line items of prepared foods and service supplies; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's IW267376 (fresh fruit and vegetable supply to Palestine, Texas, proposals due October 19, 2026); the Illinois Department of Corrections RFQ 27426DOCJOLIEB53849 (fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center, quotes due September 3, 2026, small business set-aside); and Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4163 (fresh fruit and vegetable snacks for the USDA Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program, bids due July 29, 2026, requiring Wisconsin-sourced produce within 400 miles). Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Illinois, with solicitations posted September through October 2026 spanning institutional food service, correctional facilities, mental health centers, and K–12 school nutrition programs. Contract terms typically run one fiscal or school year with optional renewals; delivery is usually bi-weekly or weekly F.O.B. Destination with vendor responsibility for transportation costs. Bidders commonly face prevailing wage certification, HACCP compliance, liability insurance ($500,000 to $2 million), and E-Verify requirements.