UNSPSC 50414719: Organic white mushrooms

The variety of organic mushrooms known as organic white mushrooms

UNSPSC 50414719 Organic white mushrooms (Commodity) represents a narrow product line within the broader fresh produce procurement activity of state and local school districts, municipalities, and county boards of education. Recent solicitations show that school nutrition programs are the primary buyers of mushrooms and other fresh produce under this code family, procuring through IFBs, RFPs, and ITBs for annual supply contracts that serve thousands of students across multiple campuses. Mushrooms appear as one line item among 60–72 total produce SKUs in school nutrition buys, typically specified alongside apples, berries, peppers, broccoli, carrots, lettuce, and tomatoes for both regular meal service and USDA-funded fresh fruit and vegetable programs. Issuing bodies include school districts (Northside Independent School District in San Antonio, Early County Board of Education in Georgia, Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa, Bulloch County School District, Muscogee County School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Glynn County Board of Education, McAllen Independent School District, Austin Independent School District, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Douglas County School System, and Liberty County Board of Education), plus county and state-level institutional food service operations in Georgia and Texas. These districts range from approximately 6,900 to 20,000 student populations and source through both individual district contracts and cooperative purchasing vehicles (such as the GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia school districts).

Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia (Early County, Bulloch County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, Glynn County, Douglas County, Liberty County, and the State of Georgia's own procurement) and Texas (Northside ISD in Bexar County, McAllen ISD in Hidalgo County, Austin ISD in Travis County), with secondary activity in Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools) and Missouri (Rockwood R-VI). Representative recent opportunities include Early County Board of Education's RFP for 300+ food items including fresh produce with bids due June 8, 2026; Hillsborough County Public Schools' RFP for the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program serving 18 elementary schools with proposals due March 11, 2026; Northside Independent School District's RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce delivery to 127 schools with sealed bids due May 7, 2026 at 10:00 AM; and Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative covering 30 districts across two Georgia areas with estimated spending of $5.5 million annually and proposals due March 4, 2026. All contracts require HACCP certification, Buy American compliance where applicable, weekly or twice-weekly delivery to school sites between 6:00 AM and 2:30 PM, and pricing based on USDA terminal market reports or cost-plus fixed-fee models with firm pricing for 12 months and renewal options for two to four additional one-year terms.