UNSPSC 50404802: Brown mushrooms

The variety of mushrooms known as brown mushrooms

UNSPSC 50404802 Brown mushrooms is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure brown mushrooms primarily as fresh produce for school nutrition programs, child care facilities, and institutional food service operations. Recent solicitations show mushrooms requested as line items within broader fresh produce buys rather than standalone specialty items—school districts source them alongside apples, carrots, lettuce, broccoli, and other vegetables for meal preparation and compliance with USDA Child Nutrition Reimbursable standards. The code sees activity across school districts of all sizes, child care networks, and state criminal justice food service operations. Issuing bodies include independent school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Northside Independent in San Antonio, Hillsborough County Public Schools, Austin Independent, Meriden Public Schools), county boards of education (Bulloch County, Bryan County, Dougherty County, Glynn County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, and others in Georgia), and state procurement offices (Texas, Georgia, Connecticut) sourcing on behalf of institutional customers. A small number of specialized procurements—such as Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicitations for carrots, white potatoes, and sweet potatoes for canning in bulk quantities—serve state food production and preservation operations separate from daily meal service.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas, where school districts and state agencies posted the bulk of recent fresh produce solicitations between February and July 2026. Georgia shows particular density: Bulloch County, Bryan County, Dougherty County, Glynn County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, and the state itself all issued produce RFPs or IFBs in the first half of 2026. Texas activity centers on school districts (Austin ISD, Northside ISD, McAllen ISD) and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, with secondary activity in Florida (Hillsborough County), Missouri (Rockwood School District), Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools), and Alabama (Head Start of Greater Dallas). Representative opportunities include Bulloch County School District's RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables (RFP, due June 22, 2026), sourced within 400 miles, serving approximately 11,200 students; Dougherty County Board of Education's sealed bid for fresh produce across 24 school sites covering 40 line items including carrots, broccoli, lettuce, and potatoes (IFB, due June 16, 2026); and Northside Independent School District's RFP 2026-048 for produce delivery five days weekly to 130+ campuses in the San Antonio area (RFP, due May 7, 2026). Many school nutrition contracts include mushrooms as one of dozens of produce line items; standalone mushroom procurement at the Commodity level is not evident in the recent activity block, suggesting mushrooms are bought as part of integrated fresh-produce vendor awards rather than through mushroom-specific solicitations.