UNSPSC 50401756: Nadir avocados

The variety of avocados known as nadir avocados

UNSPSC 50401756 Nadir avocados (Commodity) does not reflect recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally covers a single specialized avocado variety, yet recent solicitations under this code show school districts, county food authorities, and state departments buying fresh produce broadly—apples, bananas, carrots, potatoes, lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, and dozens of other items—for child nutrition programs, senior services, and institutional food service. The mismatch suggests either a tagging error in the posting system or that the commodity code is being applied as a catch-all for miscellaneous fresh produce. A review of the actual specifications in recent RFPs and IFBs reveals produce procurement centered on high-volume staples (bananas at 1,500 cases annually, apples at 1,000+ cases) and common vegetables rather than specialty avocado sourcing.

Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Northside Independent in San Antonio, Hillsborough County, Austin ISD, and Georgia county systems including Dougherty, Glynn, and Bryan County) and regional education cooperatives like the GEC Buying Cooperative, with secondary activity from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, state institutions (Georgia, Texas), and one municipal program (San Antonio Senior Services). School nutrition procurement dominates the block. Representative recent opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 for 5,900 weekly servings of fresh fruit and vegetable snacks with a response deadline of July 29, 2026 (with $0.20-per-pound preference for organic produce); Northside ISD's RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce delivery to 117 school campuses at 35 percent cost weight in evaluation, due May 7, 2026; and the GEC Buying Cooperative's RFP SN 26-004 covering 30 Georgia school districts with estimated spending of $4.4 million for Area One, questions due February 18, 2026. Geographic activity centers on Texas (TDCJ, Austin, San Antonio, McAllen, Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut) and Georgia (multiple county school systems, state departments), with secondary activity in Florida (Hillsborough County) and Missouri (Rockwood R-VI). Weekly or twice-weekly delivery, HACCP certification, Buy American compliance, and traceability documentation are standard across solicitations; most contracts run July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 with renewal options. Pricing is often indexed to USDA market reports or structured as cost-plus-fixed-fee. Set-asides and preferences vary by jurisdiction—some cite SBE or MBE encouragement, others apply local-sourcing or Texas-vendor preferences. Consolidation through cooperative purchasing vehicles (GEC, Texas SmartBuy) is common, expanding single RFP reach across 20–30 districts.