UNSPSC 50404818: St george's mushrooms

The variety of mushrooms known as st george's mushrooms

UNSPSC 50404818 St george's mushrooms is a Commodity code that reflects state and local procurement of fresh produce — primarily through institutional food service contracts for correctional facilities, mental health centers, state supported living centers, school districts, and senior services. Recent solicitations show purchasing bodies acquiring fresh fruits and vegetables through bid and proposal processes, typically as line items within broader food service or cafeteria supply contracts rather than as standalone mushroom-specific procurements. The code appears to function as a catch-all produce commodity classification; the recent opportunities block contains no solicitations explicitly naming St george's mushrooms or mushroom varieties as a standalone procurement. Instead, the block documents state and local demand for fresh produce generally — apples, bananas, carrots, lettuce, potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, and other commodity vegetables and fruits delivered to institutional kitchens on weekly or bi-weekly schedules, often with F.O.B. Destination pricing, refrigerated transport, and USDA quality compliance requirements. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code span Texas state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), Georgia school districts (Bartow County, Bryan County, Dougherty County, Early County), Illinois state facilities (Department of Corrections at Joliet, Department of Mental Health at Madden), Wisconsin school districts (Madison Metropolitan), Texas cities (San Antonio), and county governments (Collier County in Florida). Texas agencies and Georgia school systems dominate recent activity.

Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Texas Health and Human Services Commission represent the largest repeat buyers, posting multiple IFBs and RFPs between June and October 2026 for fresh produce and food service supplies to support prison food warehouses, state supported living centers, and cafeteria operations. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017798 (Canteen Groceries for Mexia State Supported Living Center, due August 25, 2026, covering 22 line items of food products and supplies with historical annual value of $160,500), TDCJ's IW267420 (Fresh fruit and vegetables for Snyder Food Warehouse, due October 14, 2026), and Dougherty County Board of Education's sealed-bid procurement for fresh produce across 24 school nutrition sites (40 line items, due June 16, 2026, with F.O.B. Destination and refrigerated transport required). School districts and state correctional facilities cluster procurement activity in Texas and Georgia, with secondary activity in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Florida. Pricing on most solicitations is submitted on a unit-basis or per-pound basis with firm, fixed pricing; delivery windows typically span 7 to 14 days, and vendors must carry general liability insurance ranging from $500,000 to $1 million. The code shows sustained institutional demand but no evidence of recent mushroom-specific line-item solicitations; pursue only if mushrooms can compete as a line item within broader produce supply contracts.