UNSPSC 50404800: Mushrooms

UNSPSC 50404800 Mushrooms is a Class code that encompasses fresh produce procurement by state and local government food service operations, institutional cafeterias, school nutrition programs, and senior services divisions. Recent state and local solicitations under this code reveal that governments buy fresh fruits and vegetables—including mushrooms as one line item among broader produce categories—for delivery to state supported living centers, correctional facilities, mental health centers, school districts, and senior service programs. The solicitations show a mix of issuing bodies: Texas Health and Human Services Commission facilities (Lufkin and Mexia state supported living centers), Texas Department of Criminal Justice food warehouses, Illinois Department of Corrections treatment centers, Illinois Department of Mental Health, state and county school districts (Madison Metropolitan in Wisconsin, Bartow County and Dougherty County and Bryan County and Early County in Georgia), Collier County parks and recreation in Florida, and municipal departments (San Antonio Parks and Recreation and Human Services). Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Texas Health and Human Services Commission appear as repeat buyers across multiple recent opportunities.

Activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Florida based on recent postings from September 2026 back through May 2026. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (closed October 23, 2026), which bundled food products and supplies across 22 line items with delivery within seven days; the Illinois Department of Corrections' small-business-set-aside IFB 27426DOCJOLIEB53849 for fresh produce bi-weekly delivery to Joliet Treatment Center (closed September 3, 2026), specifying USDA-grade produce with damage replacement at vendor cost; Dougherty County Board of Education's sealed-bid procurement for fresh produce across 40 line items to 24 school nutrition sites (closed June 16, 2026); and Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles of Madison and within Wisconsin for elementary students in the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (closed July 29, 2026). Pricing typically runs F.O.B. Destination with vendors bearing all transportation and handling costs, contract terms span one to three years with renewal options, and delivery windows are fixed (often 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on specified days). Prevailing wage, insurance, E-Verify, and debarment certifications are standard requirements across jurisdictions.