UNSPSC 50404001: China peas

The variety of green peas known as china peas

UNSPSC 50404001 China peas is a Commodity code that represents fresh produce items — specifically legume vegetables — procured by state and local governments for school nutrition, institutional food service, and community feeding programs. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers sourcing this commodity as part of broader fresh produce and food supply contracts serving elementary and secondary schools, correctional facilities, and child nutrition programs, with produce typically delivered fresh, processed to ready-to-eat form, and compliant with USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) or National School Lunch Program (NSLP) standards. The issuing-body mix spans multiple jurisdictions: school districts (Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin, Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida, Northside Independent School District in Texas, Bulloch County and Muscogee County school systems in Georgia, and others), state departments and correctional facilities (Texas Department of Criminal Justice), Head Start agencies (Head Start of Greater Dallas), and independent purchasing cooperatives serving multiple school districts (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia districts). Recent activity concentrates heavily in Texas, Georgia, and Florida, with secondary activity in Wisconsin, Connecticut, and Missouri. School nutrition procurement dominates; correctional-facility food service and federal Head Start child nutrition programs also source under this code.

Representative recent opportunities illustrate the range of activity. Madison Metropolitan School District, Food & Nutrition, issued RFB 4163 on July 8, 2026, seeking fresh fruit and vegetable snacks—including China peas—procured approximately 5,900 servings weekly for the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, with bids due July 29, 2026; produce must be delivered ready-to-eat, locally sourced within 400 miles and Wisconsin, and vendors certified under the Wisconsin Supplier Diversity Program receive a 5% preference. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has issued multiple bulk commodity solicitations (IFB IW253079 for carrots, IW253121 for sweet potatoes, IW253099 for white potatoes, and IW241979-A for 1.2 million pounds of carrots) with June and March 2026 response dates, signaling recurring procurement cycles for institutional food service. The Douglas County School System, through the GEC Buying Cooperative, solicited fresh produce and eggs for 30 Georgia school districts under RFP SN 26-004 (due March 4, 2026) with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million across both areas. School districts nationwide conduct annual produce bids with response deadlines clustered in March through June for July 1 contract start dates, emphasizing cost, quality, local sourcing where mandated, USDA Buy American compliance, and vendor experience with school food safety standards and HACCP certification.