UNSPSC 50471750: Canned or jarred organic melendez avocados

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

UNSPSC 50471750 Canned or jarred organic melendez avocados is a Commodity code that describes a single preserved-fruit product line, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged to this code do not reflect procurement for canned or jarred avocados. Instead, the opportunities show purchasing of broad consumable food and kitchen products — shelf-stable proteins, grains, vegetables, dairy, condiments, and food service supplies — by state health and human services agencies, county boards, municipal departments, and school districts. The mix of issuing bodies includes Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) state supported living centers and state hospitals, the Oregon Department of Corrections, Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia, Georgia state agencies, Ben Hill County Schools and Burke County Public Schools in Georgia, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ). The code shows significant activity across Texas, Georgia, and Oregon, with additional recent solicitations from Illinois and scattered national activity. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas HHSC Procurement and Contracting Services division issuing IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods at the Lufkin State Supported Living Center with responses due October 23, 2026, encompassing 22 line items of prepared foods and food service supplies; Gwinnett County issuing IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food products (peanut butter, jelly, canned proteins, rice, pasta, soups, vegetables) with quotes due October 19, 2026; and the Oregon Department of Corrections requesting approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (USDA Grade B or better) with bids due June 19, 2026.

State and local governments procure under this code predominantly for institutional food service at state hospitals, correctional facilities, supported living centers, and school cafeterias, where purchasing focuses on high-volume commodity items with USDA grade compliance, extended shelf life, and FOB Destination delivery within tight timeframes. Contracts typically run annual or multi-year terms with firm fixed pricing for initial periods and CPI-indexed adjustments thereafter, and they require compliance with Buy American provisions, HACCP plans, E-Verify, and debarment certification. The code shows little recent evidence of procurement specifically for canned or jarred organic avocados; opportunities tagged to this code are orders for bulk food supplies where avocados—if procured at all—would represent one line item among dozens or hundreds rather than a product category driver. Geographic concentration leans toward Texas (HHSC and TDCJ frequently posting across multiple state supported living centers and correctional facilities), Georgia (school districts and county purchasing), and Oregon (Department of Corrections and state purchasing); the long tail includes scattered municipal and county food service procurement nationwide.