UNSPSC 50401758: Peterson avocados

The variety of avocados known as peterson avocados

UNSPSC 50401758 Peterson avocados, a Commodity code, does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The source records 24 recent solicitations under this code spanning fiscal year 2027 contracts across Texas, Illinois, Georgia, and Florida, but none of them explicitly solicit avocados. Instead, the opportunities overwhelmingly request fresh produce in bulk — carrots, white potatoes, sweet potatoes, apples, bananas, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, peppers, and other seasonal vegetables — along with prepared foods, frozen entrees, dairy, grains, and food service supplies. The mismatch suggests either a cataloging error in how opportunities were tagged to the code or that the commodity code 50401758 is used as a catch-all placeholder for fresh fruit and vegetable procurement rather than as a specific line item for avocados alone.

State and local governments buying under this code are primarily institutional food service operators: the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (Lufkin and Mexia State Supported Living Centers), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (Wynne and Snyder food warehouses, Palestine facility), the Illinois Department of Corrections (Joliet Treatment Center), school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Early County, Head Start of Greater Dallas), county health and mental health facilities (Illinois Department of Mental Health's Madden Mental Health Center), Collier County Parks and Recreation (North Collier Regional Park), and the City of San Antonio Parks & Recreation. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas (multiple TDCJ and HHSC solicitations), Georgia (Bartow, Bryan, Dougherty, Early County schools), Illinois (IDOC and DMH), and Florida (Collier County), with scattered activity in other states. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (due October 23, 2026, covering prepared foods and food service supplies), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's RFP IW267376 for fresh fruit and vegetable supply to Palestine (due October 19, 2026), Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within Wisconsin and 400 miles of Madison under the USDA Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program (due July 29, 2026), and Bartow County School System's RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles (proposal due June 22, 2026). If avocados are a line item within these bulk produce buys, they appear as a minor commodity buried in broader fresh fruit and vegetable contracts rather than as a standalone procurement focus.