UNSPSC 50401757: Nesbitt avocados

The variety of avocados known as nesbitt avocados

UNSPSC 50401757 Nesbitt avocados is a Commodity code that does not appear to align with the recent state and local procurement activity in the sourced opportunities. While the code nominally names a single produce variety, the recent solicitations tagged with this code or posted alongside it in the source material actually cover broad fresh produce procurement — fruits, vegetables, and related items sourced for school nutrition, child care, criminal justice institutions, and senior services — rather than avocados specifically. A Texas Department of Criminal Justice IFB posted in June 2026 nominally references the code but solicits carrots and sweet potatoes for canning; school districts in Georgia, Texas, Florida, Connecticut, and Missouri issue RFPs and IFBs for mixed fresh produce line items; and Head Start and senior services programs procure comprehensive produce assortments. The code shows active procurement interest but exhibits a systematic mismatch between its nominal scope and what state and local buyers are actually purchasing under it.

The recent opportunities reveal that state and local governments are soliciting fresh produce through school nutrition programs (the dominant use case, with sealed bids and RFPs from at least a dozen school districts and regional cooperatives), criminal justice institutional food service (Texas TDCJ placing bulk vegetable orders), child care nutrition programs (Head Start), senior services (San Antonio city department), and general state procurement. Issuing bodies span school districts of varying sizes (from small rural districts like Early County and Bryan County Schools in Georgia to large urban systems like Northside ISD in San Antonio and McAllen ISD in Texas), state agencies (Texas statewide procurement on behalf of TDCJ; State of Georgia general procurement), county school boards (Dougherty, Liberty, Muscogee, Glynn, and Douglas Counties in Georgia; Hillsborough in Florida), regional cooperatives (GEC Buying Cooperative spanning 30 Georgia districts), and municipal departments (City of San Antonio, Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut). Geographic activity clusters heavily in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Florida, Connecticut, and Missouri. Representative opportunities include Northside Independent School District (San Antonio) RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce delivery to 117 campuses five days per week, closing May 7, 2026; Meriden Public Schools RFP 026-41 for commercial groceries and produce to 13 school sites, with an estimated contract value of $3.1 million and closing February 25, 2026; Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative covering 30 school districts across two Georgia areas with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One, closing March 4, 2026; and Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa, Florida) RFP 26039RFQDST for Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program specialty items delivered twice weekly to 18 elementary schools, with an estimated annual budget of $600,000 and closing March 11, 2026. Cost-plus fixed-fee pricing, firm unit pricing tied to USDA market indices, and multiple-vendor awards dominate evaluation structures. Opportunities emphasize local or domestic sourcing preferences, HACCP certification, Buy American compliance, and delivery windows during school operating hours.