UNSPSC 50421761: Dried pollock avocados

The variety of avocados known as pollock avocados that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50421761 Dried pollock avocados (Commodity) does not show meaningful recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its scope. The code's nominal scope—dried pollock avocados—is a niche specialty produce item, yet the recent opportunities tagged under it span general grocery procurement, fresh produce supply, dried bean purchases, and institutional food service distribution across school districts, corrections departments, and other child nutrition programs. The mismatch between the code definition and the actual work being solicited—which ranges from broad master grocery contracts with hundreds of line items to fresh-produce-only buys and dried legume procurement—suggests either systematic miscoding in the source data or that the code has become a catch-all placeholder for commodity food procurement at state and local level.

State issuing bodies posting under this code include the Oregon Department of Corrections (dried beans), the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (multi-category cafeteria food products), the State of Georgia (fresh produce and general food supplies), the State of Illinois (quarterly weekly food orders), school districts in Texas, Missouri, Georgia, and Virginia (Rockwood R-VI, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Fairfax County Public Schools, Douglas County School System), municipalities (City of Edinburg, Texas), and cooperative buying organizations (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia school districts). Recent solicitations span RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, and ITBs issued between January 2026 and July 2026, with due dates ranging from mid-February through early August 2026. Representative opportunities include Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) covering delivery to 45 schools plus distribution kitchens; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice multi-category cafeteria food procurement (IFB 304T-26-300CF, due May 4, 2026) covering approximately 382 line items across proteins, dairy, grains, and produce; the Douglas County School System's food supply and distribution RFP (RFP 26-003, due February 18, 2026) supporting 32,000 daily meals; and Oregon Department of Corrections dried bean procurements (ITBs for 42,500–127,500 pounds with delivery to Salem central distribution). Activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Oregon, and Virginia, with school nutrition programs and state corrections systems as the dominant buyer categories. Set-asides and preferences vary by jurisdiction—Oregon applies 5 percent preferences for Oregon-fabricated goods and resident bidders; Texas uses local-vendor preferences under Section 271.9051; no disadvantaged-enterprise set-asides appear in the Georgia or school-district solicitations reviewed.