UNSPSC 50404822: Seta mushrooms

Variety of mushrooms known as seta

UNSPSC 50404822 Seta mushrooms is a Commodity code that does not map cleanly to recent state and local purchasing activity. The source identifies no recent solicitations explicitly requesting seta mushrooms; instead, opportunities tagged with this code are actually procuring broad fresh produce assortments—apples, bananas, broccoli, carrots, lettuce, potatoes, and dozens of other commodity produce items—for school nutrition programs, senior services, child care, and institutional food service. The code's narrow commodity scope (seta mushrooms specifically) does not align with the bundled fresh-produce procurements that appear under it in practice. State and local buyers use this code to solicit produce-supply contracts covering multiple categories and pack sizes, often with weekly or twice-weekly delivery to multiple school sites, compliance with USDA Child Nutrition Reimbursable standards, HACCP certification, and traceability by farm of origin. Pricing is typically quoted per unit or per pound; contracts run July through June (aligning with the school year) and include renewal options. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and school boards (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Bulloch County, Henry County, Glynn County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County in Georgia; Hillsborough County in Florida; Northside and Austin ISDs in Texas; Rockwood in Missouri; Meriden in Connecticut; McAllen and NISD in Texas), along with one special-purpose procurement for senior center produce markets by the City of San Antonio.

Recent opportunities cluster heavily in Georgia (Bartow County Schools, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Bulloch County, Henry County, Glynn County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County), with significant activity also in Texas (Northside ISD, Austin ISD, McAllen ISD), Florida (Hillsborough County Schools), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI), and Connecticut (Meriden). Representative recent solicitations include Bartow County Schools RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables (due June 22, 2026), Dougherty County Board of Education sealed bid for fresh produce across 24 sites (due June 16, 2026), Northside ISD RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce delivery to 117 schools (due May 7, 2026), and Hillsborough County Schools RFP 26039RFPDST for specialty fruits and vegetables under the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (due March 11, 2026). School districts typically emphasize organic or locally-sourced preferences, impose 400-mile sourcing caps, require organic-produce price discounts in evaluations (often $0.20 per pound), and award on lowest responsive and responsible bidder or weighted-criteria scoring that divides weight among cost (30–50 percent), quality (15–25 percent), delivery and service (10–20 percent), and local or diverse-vendor preferences (5–15 percent). Contract values range from estimated $600,000 annually (Hillsborough County) to approximately $4.4 million for multi-district cooperatives (Douglas County GEC), and sellers must carry general liability insurance ($500,000 to $2 million minimum), maintain HACCP plans, comply with Buy American provisions, and often provide E-Verify affidavits and debarment certifications.