UNSPSC 50404800: Mushrooms

UNSPSC 50404800 Mushrooms is a Class code that captures state and local procurement of fresh produce—specifically mushrooms and related fresh vegetables—for institutional food service programs serving schools, correctional facilities, senior centers, and child care agencies. Recent solicitations show the code is being applied broadly to fresh produce procurement across institutional buyers, with mushrooms appearing as a line item within larger vegetable portfolios rather than as standalone specialty buys. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and boards of education (Madison Metropolitan School District, Bartow County Schools, Dougherty County Schools, Bryan County Schools, Liberty County Schools, Muscogee County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Schools, Glynn County Schools, McAllen Independent School District, Northside Independent School District, Hillsborough County Public Schools, Austin Independent School District, Henry County Schools, Douglas County Schools via cooperative), state agencies (Texas Department of Criminal Justice for inmate meals, State of Georgia), and regional cooperatives (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia districts). A smaller number of child-serving agencies round out the buyer mix: Head Start of Greater Dallas and Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut. Most solicitations are RFPs or IFBs with response deadlines ranging from late March through June 2026, reflecting the typical K–12 food service contracting window ahead of the July 1 fiscal year.

Geographic activity concentrates heavily in Georgia and Texas, which together account for the majority of recent postings. Georgia school districts (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, Glynn County, Henry County, Douglas County via cooperative) issue produce RFPs and IFBs with high frequency, often specifying local-sourcing preferences (typically 200–400 miles) and weighted scoring favoring seasonal variety and product quality. Texas entities—including TDCJ issuing separate carrot, white potato, and sweet potato IFBs for institutional canning and food service, McAllen Independent School District, Northside Independent School District, and Austin Independent School District—account for a substantial secondary cluster. Florida (Hillsborough County), Connecticut (Meriden), Missouri (Rockwood Schools), and scattered single-district solicitations in other states represent the long tail. Representative current opportunities include Bartow County Schools RFP 10-2026-019 (Local Fresh Fruit and Vegetable, proposals due June 22, 2026), Dougherty County Schools sealed bid for fresh produce (due June 16, 2026), Glynn County Board of Education IFB 27-02 (due April 14, 2026), and the Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 (due March 4, 2026) serving 30 Georgia districts via cooperative with estimated annual spend of $4.4 million in one geographic area. Contract values disclosed in detailed sources range from $600,000 (Hillsborough County FFVP program) to $3.1 million (Meriden Public Schools), with most school district produce contracts spanning July 1 through June 30 and offering multiple one-year renewal options. Pricing structures emphasize unit or per-case quotes including delivery, with weekly delivery to school sites the standard operating pattern; many districts apply Buy American preferences and score quality and local sourcing heavily alongside price.