UNSPSC 50404805: Cremini mushrooms

The variety of mushrooms known as cremini mushrooms

UNSPSC 50404805 Cremini mushrooms, a Commodity code, does not show meaningful recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope—dried or fresh cremini mushrooms as a standalone line item—does not align with how state and local agencies are actually buying produce. Recent solicitations tagged with produce codes name cremini mushrooms only incidentally, if at all, embedded within broad fresh-vegetable or food-service buys that span dozens of commodity lines. State and local food service buyers—institutional cafeterias, prison systems, school nutrition programs, senior centers, and correctional facilities—procure produce through consolidated food buys organized by category (fresh produce, frozen vegetables, dairy, proteins, disposables) rather than by individual mushroom varieties. When mushrooms do appear in recent state and local RFPs, IFBs, and RFQs, they are listed as one line item among 40 to 382 others, with no indication of volume concentration or standalone demand.

The issuing bodies active in produce procurement are school districts (Madison Metropolitan School District, Dougherty County Board of Education, Bryan County Schools, Bartow County School System, Early County Board of Education), state corrections and health agencies (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), county health and human services departments (Collier County), and Head Start programs. Texas TDCJ and HHSC appear as repeat buyers across multiple recent solicitations. Geographic activity clusters in Texas (TDCJ, HHSC), Georgia (school districts, state procurement), and Illinois (corrections, mental health), with additional activity in Wisconsin, Florida, and Texas. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicitations for fresh fruit and vegetables to food warehouses in Snyder and Huntsville (IW267420, IW267411, both due October 2026), the Illinois Department of Corrections' fresh produce bid for Joliet Treatment Center (IFB 27426DOCJOLIEB53849, due September 2026), and the Dougherty County Board of Education's sealed bid for 40 produce line items including mushrooms, broccoli, carrots, and lettuce (IFB PE64710NONST2027000000078, due June 2026). None of these solicitations elevate cremini mushrooms as a primary procurement focus or allocate meaningful budget to the item in isolation.