UNSPSC 50404812: Pleurotus mushrooms

The variety of mushrooms known as pleurotus mushrooms

UNSPSC 50404812 Pleurotus mushrooms, a Commodity code, names a single fresh produce line item, but state and local procurement activity under this code is sparse and does not align with the code's nominal scope. Recent state and local opportunities in the source material do not include solicitations for Pleurotus mushrooms specifically. The activity tagged under produce categories in the source reflects broader fresh fruit and vegetable procurement—carrots, potatoes, onions, lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, and other commodity vegetables—sourced by institutional food service operations at state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, mental health centers, school districts, and senior services programs. This code does not capture that activity. Pleurotus mushrooms are a specialty cultivated fungus, distinct from the field and root vegetables dominating recent state and local food procurement. The code appears underutilized or misapplied in current state and local procurement taxonomies.

If your firm supplies fresh or processed Pleurotus mushrooms to food service distributors or institutional kitchens, monitor this code for isolated opportunities—the source shows no recent RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, or ITBs naming Pleurotus mushrooms as a line item or specification. Recent activity instead clusters under broader produce codes covering leafy greens, root vegetables, and fresh-cut vegetables delivered to Texas state facilities (HHSC, TDCJ, Texas Department of Mental Health), Georgia school districts (Bartow County, Bryan County, Dougherty County, Early County), Illinois institutional providers (Department of Corrections, Department of Mental Health), Wisconsin school districts (Madison Metropolitan), and Texas municipal programs (San Antonio senior services, Head Start of Greater Dallas). The code signals minimal current procurement velocity for this specific commodity line.