UNSPSC 50461737: Canned or jarred herman avocados

The variety of avocados known as herman avocados that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50461737 Canned or jarred Hass avocados, a Commodity code, does not align with the state and local procurement activity currently tagged under it. The recent opportunities attributed to this code cover a broad range of shelf-stable food products — canned tomatoes, potatoes, fresh and frozen proteins, dairy, produce, condiments, and food service supplies — but do not include canned or jarred avocado products. The actual work being solicited involves institutional food service procurement by state health and human services agencies, state departments of corrections, school nutrition programs, and county senior services operations, typically through IFB (Invitation for Bid) or IWQ (Informal Written Quote) notices with response dates ranging from five to thirty days. Quantities range from dozens to thousands of cases annually, with delivery windows of 72 hours to 30 days and F.O.B. Destination pricing. Bidders routinely must furnish three references, proof of commercial general liability insurance ($500,000 to $1,000,000 per occurrence), HACCP compliance certifications, E-Verify affidavits, debarment certifications, and often Buy American compliance for school nutrition contracts. The issuing bodies are predominantly state health and human services commissions, state departments of corrections, county school districts, and county senior services departments across multiple states.

Solicitations under this code appear concentrated in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon, with additional activity in Illinois. Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted multiple IFBs for supplemental and consumable foods for state supported living centers — HHS0017449 (El Paso facility, due July 13, 2026), HHS0018082 (Lufkin facility, due October 23, 2026), and HHS0016792V2 (statewide supplemental foods, due March 19, 2026, with a potential contract value of $4.5 million over three years). Georgia school districts including Burke County Public Schools (sealed bids due June 5, 2026, for school nutrition across five facilities) and Ben Hill County Schools (IFB due June 15, 2026, for food products across four school locations) are active buyers. Oregon Department of Corrections solicited approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (bids due June 19, 2026, with a prior comparable purchase at $13.75 per case). Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners requested informal written quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable foods for senior services (due October 19, 2026). The code shows no recent relevant activity for canned or jarred avocado products specifically; a mismatch between the commodity name and the procurement records suggests potential miscoding or that avocado-specific products do not represent a material procurement line item in current state and local food service markets.