UNSPSC 50307024: Pepinos

The type of fruit known as pepinos

UNSPSC 50307024 Pepinos (Commodity) covers fresh peppers and related produce that state and local governments procure primarily for institutional food service — correctional facilities, mental health centers, school districts, senior centers, and child care programs. Recent solicitations show purchasing focused on bulk fresh produce delivery for meal programs serving captive populations or large groups of children, with specifications typically calling for produce meeting USDA quality standards, bi-weekly or weekly delivery schedules, and compliance with food safety and nutrition regulations. The issuing bodies span state departments of corrections and mental health, county and city school districts, county boards of education, regional health coalitions, municipal senior services divisions, and Head Start organizations. Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple fresh produce RFQs across its food warehouse system; Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health have both solicited fresh produce on small purchase and competitive bid vehicles; and school districts from coast to coast—Madison Metropolitan in Wisconsin, Bridgeport in Connecticut, DeSoto County in Mississippi, Hancock County and Dougherty County in Georgia, Bartow County in Georgia, Bryan County in Georgia, and Early County in Georgia—have all released RFBs or ITNs for fresh produce supply.

Recent activity concentrates in the South and Midwest, with Georgia school districts appearing most frequently in the dataset, followed by solicitations from Texas state agencies, Illinois, Wisconsin, Connecticut, and Mississippi. Representative opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's RFQ for fresh fruit and vegetables to Palestine (due October 19, 2026) and Wynne and Snyder food warehouses (due October 14, 2026); Collier County Board of County Commissioners' ITN for food services at North Collier Regional Park (due March 6, 2025, with local-vendor preference); Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB for petite bananas at $78,000 annual value (due July 29, 2026); the Illinois Department of Corrections' RFQ for fresh produce to Joliet Treatment Center with small business set-aside (due September 3, 2026); Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce covering 200+ line items (due June 26, 2026); and Head Start of Greater Dallas' IFB for approximately $969,460.94 in frozen foods, produce, and meat (due June 24, 2026). Evaluation criteria typically weight cost heavily (30–40 percent), with secondary emphasis on vendor qualifications, compliance with Buy American and food safety standards, and in some cases local-vendor or diverse-business preferences. Most contracts run one fiscal or school year with optional renewal terms of one to four years.