UNSPSC 50401761: Pollock avocados

The variety of avocados known as pollock avocados

UNSPSC 50401761 Pollock avocados (Commodity) names a single produce line item, but state and local governments purchasing under this code are actually soliciting fresh produce broadly—fresh fruits, vegetables, and related food service items for institutional food operations, school nutrition programs, senior services, and correctional facilities. The code appears in procurement for cafeteria and canteen supplies where pollock avocados may be one line item among dozens or hundreds of food products. Issuing bodies span state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Dougherty County Board of Education, Bryan County Schools, Early County Board of Education, Bartow County School System), counties (Collier County), and specialized local entities (Head Start of Greater Dallas, Madden Mental Health Center, Marion Health Care Coalition, City of San Antonio). The Texas Department of Criminal Justice appears repeatedly across multiple recent solicitations for produce supply to correctional food warehouses and facilities. Work being solicited includes weekly or bi-weekly fresh fruit and vegetable deliveries meeting USDA quality standards, bi-weekly produce supply for state-supported living centers and mental health facilities, school nutrition program fresh produce for breakfast and lunch operations, fresh produce for senior center distribution boxes, and cafeteria food products spanning hundreds of line items including proteins, dairy, grains, and produce for multiple distribution points.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas (HHS Commission, TDCJ multiple warehouses and facilities, Head Start of Greater Dallas, City of San Antonio) and Georgia (school districts across Dougherty, Bryan, Bartow, and Early Counties), with activity also in Illinois (DOC Joliet, DMH Madden Mental Health Center), Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District), and Florida (Collier County). Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumables and foods at Lufkin State Supported Living Center, with bids due October 23, 2026, covering 22 line items of prepared foods and food service supplies; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's IFB IW267420 for fresh fruit and vegetables to Snyder Food Warehouse, responses due October 14, 2026; the Illinois Department of Corrections' RFQ 27426DOCJOLIEB53849 for fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center under a small business set-aside, quotes due September 3, 2026, requiring bi-weekly delivery of specified produce meeting USDA criteria; Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles and Wisconsin, bids due July 29, 2026, for approximately 5,900 weekly servings under the USDA Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program; and Bartow County School System's RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles, proposals due June 22, 2026, for the 2026-2027 school year.