UNSPSC 50404002: English peas

The variety of green peas known as english peas

UNSPSC 50404002 English peas is a Commodity code covering fresh produce items supplied to state and local institutions, particularly school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and senior services. State and local governments procuring under this code buy fresh peas alongside broader produce assortments—carrots, potatoes, broccoli, lettuce, and seasonal fruits and vegetables—in case quantities for child nutrition reimbursable meal programs, institutional food service, and federally funded fresh produce distribution initiatives like the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and boards of education, with secondary activity from state departments (notably the Texas Department of Criminal Justice), county school systems, municipal school authorities, and special-purpose senior services. School nutrition programs dominate the market: elementary, middle, and high school districts solicit fresh produce on annual or multi-year cycles tied to the academic calendar (July-June fiscal years), often bundling peas with dozens of other fresh and frozen produce line items in comprehensive food service RFPs and IFBs.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, Florida, and Missouri. Georgia school districts—including Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Glynn County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Henry County, Bulloch County, and Douglas County (via the GEC Buying Cooperative)—posted multiple sealed-bid and RFP solicitations for fresh produce between February and May 2026, with response dates clustering in late April and May. Texas entities including the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (posting IFBs for carrots, potatoes, and sweet potatoes in February and March 2026) and school districts (Northside ISD, McAllen ISD, and Austin ISD) solicited similar produce through March and May. Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida sought specialty fresh fruits and vegetables for the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program with a March 11, 2026 proposal deadline. Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin posted RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks on July 8, 2026, with a July 29, 2026 deadline, requiring Wisconsin-sourced produce within 400 miles and awarding a 5 percent preference to Wisconsin Supplier Diversity Program–certified vendors; Head Start of Greater Dallas, Inc. issued IFB 26-GP for frozen and fresh produce on June 24, 2026 with an estimated procurement value of $969,460.94. Evaluation criteria across these solicitations weight cost between 30 and 50 percent, with secondary emphasis on product quality, delivery reliability, vendor qualifications, and (in school nutrition contexts) alignment with USDA Buy American provisions, HACCP compliance, food safety certifications, and support for local or minority-owned suppliers where pricing is competitive. Contract terms typically run July 1 through June 30 with one to four one-year renewal options. This code remains active in institutional food service procurement but shows no recent activity for consumer-facing or retail fresh pea sales.