UNSPSC 50404819: White mushrooms

The variety of mushrooms known as white mushrooms

UNSPSC 50404819 White mushrooms is a Commodity code that sits within the broader produce procurement activity of state and local government. State and local buyers use this code to source fresh mushrooms for institutional food service operations including school nutrition programs, corrections facilities, senior centers, and Head Start child care programs. The solicitations under this code reflect demand for fresh, ready-to-eat produce delivered in volume to multiple sites on weekly or twice-weekly schedules, often with strict quality, safety, and traceability requirements including GAP certification, HACCP plans, and farm-of-origin documentation. Issuing bodies span school districts (both large urban districts and smaller county systems), state departments of criminal justice, county boards of education, and non-profit child care networks, with school nutrition programs representing the dominant buyer category across the recent opportunities.

Geographic activity centers on Texas, Georgia, and Florida, with notable procurement volume from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, multiple Georgia school districts (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Bulloch County, Glynn County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham, Henry County, and Douglas County cooperative), and Florida's Hillsborough County Public Schools. Representative opportunities include Bartow County Schools' RFP for local fresh fruits and vegetables (proposal deadline June 22, 2026, emphasizing sourcing within 400 miles), McAllen Independent School District's RFP 2026-1029 for fresh produce supporting 20,000 students across 31 campuses (deadline extended to March 6, 2026), and Head Start of Greater Dallas' IFB 26-GP for grocery products including produce serving children ages 6 weeks to 5 years (pre-bid conference April 16, 2026, bids due June 24, 2026). Evaluation heavily weights cost and quality, with secondary emphasis on delivery reliability, traceability documentation, local sourcing where specified, and vendor insurance and compliance certifications; many solicitations permit multiple vendor awards on a line-item basis and include automatic renewal options extending contracts up to five years.