UNSPSC 50347024: Frozen pepinos

The type of fruit known as pepinos that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50347024 Frozen pepinos is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure frozen pepinos primarily as part of broader grocery and food service supply contracts for institutional nutrition programs — school districts, state health and human services facilities, corrections departments, and Head Start organizations. The code appears embedded within larger food procurement solicitations rather than as a standalone line item; frozen pepinos are typically one line among hundreds of produce, protein, dairy, and pantry staple items required for feeding operations. Recent opportunities show frozen pepinos specified within comprehensive institutional grocery bids covering 100 to 1,100+ line items across multiple food categories, delivered to central warehouses and individual facility sites on a firm fixed-price basis. Issuing bodies span state health and human services commissions procuring for state hospitals and supported living centers, county school boards and independent school districts managing child nutrition programs, city school systems, Head Start agencies, and county correctional facilities. Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Georgia school districts (Hancock County, Early County, Bulloch County, Henry County, Savannah-Chatham County, Douglas County, Fulton County, and City Schools of Decatur) appear as repeat buyers. All procurement vehicles are formal competitive bids — Invitations for Bid (IFB) or Requests for Proposal (RFP) — with response deadlines ranging from 2 to 8 weeks and contract terms typically running July-June fiscal years with optional renewal periods.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Florida, with secondary activity in California, Connecticut, Missouri, Mississippi, New Jersey, and Oregon. Recent representative opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017660 for FY27 groceries for Big Spring State Hospital (bids due July 27, 2026, prior-year baseline $32,226), the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases' grocery items bid for the Board of Education (due June 30, 2026, over 1,100 line items subject to Buy American and USDA nutrition standards), Head Start of Greater Dallas IFB 26-GP for frozen foods and produce (32,409 cases, $969,460 estimated value, bids due June 24, 2026), and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for El Paso State Supported Living Center food and consumables ($1.5 million prior-year baseline, bids due July 13, 2026). Hancock County Board of Education issued IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce including specialty items (bids due June 26, 2026), and Douglas County School System issued RFP SN 26-004 through GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs across 30 districts ($4.4 million estimated Area One, proposals due March 4, 2026). Most solicitations mandate domestic sourcing via Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content), HACCP plans with 24/7 recall accessibility, firm fixed pricing for the full contract term, weekly or twice-weekly delivery to school sites or facilities between 6:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., and $1,000,000 general liability insurance. Pricing rarely exceeds $100,000 per line item; activity is steady and ongoing through the fiscal year with new bids posting monthly.