UNSPSC 50421773: Dried tower avocados

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

UNSPSC 50421773 Dried tower avocados (Commodity) does not match the work state and local governments are actually soliciting under this code. The recent opportunities posted under this code are for kidney beans, black beans, pinto beans, red beans, and broader cafeteria food products — institutional dried-bean procurement and food-service supply, not avocados in any form. The code appears to be a taxonomy mislabeling issue, as the substantive recent activity reflects dried legumes and institutional food sourcing rather than the nominal commodity. State and local issuing bodies soliciting dried beans include state departments of corrections (Oregon, Georgia, Illinois), state purchasing offices coordinating institutional food procurement (Texas on behalf of the Department of Criminal Justice), local school food programs (City of Edinburg, Texas), and state correctional industries operations (Georgia Correctional Industries). These jurisdictions treat dried beans as a core institutional food staple requiring bulk, palletized, FOB-destination delivery with compliance to USDA grading standards, food-safety certifications (FDA, HACCP, Good Manufacturing Practice), and nutritional compliance under child-care and correctional-food regulations.

Dried-bean procurement activity concentrates in the Pacific Northwest and Texas, with material recent activity from Oregon (two solicitations for approximately 42,500 pounds of pinto and red beans and separate triple-cleaned black beans), Texas (a multi-category cafeteria procurement spanning five geographic TDCJ warehouse areas), Georgia (kidney beans for correctional industries and a broader food-and-kitchen-products procurement), and Illinois (quarterly food orders under FY-27 IVHQ). The Oregon Department of Corrections issued a 42,500-pound dried pinto and red bean bid (Solicitation S2910000017140) due June 19, 2026, with a 10% Oregon-content evaluation preference and historical pricing at $0.493 per pound; the City of Edinburg, Texas, solicited five food-supply categories including proteins and fresh produce under RFP2026017 for a Child and Adult Care Food Program serving approximately 400 children daily, with proposals due August 4, 2026, and a 5% local-vendor price preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051; Georgia Correctional Industries requested kidney-bean bids (Solicitation 92100ERFQ0020612027) in 880-bag increments due October 9, 2026. All active solicitations require all-inclusive, firm pricing with transportation included, compliance to institutional food-service standards, and palletized or bulk delivery on fixed schedules.