UNSPSC 50405402: Pinkeye peas

The variety of peas known as pinkeye peas

UNSPSC 50405402 Pinkeye peas, a Commodity code, describes legume products that state and local governments procure primarily as ingredients for institutional food service operations—school nutrition programs, corrections facilities, and senior services—rather than as fresh retail produce. Recent state and local solicitations show that buying under this code occurs mainly through school district nutrition programs, state corrections departments, and county food service operations seeking shelf-stable or frozen vegetable components for meal preparation, often bundled within larger grocery or produce bids rather than as standalone line items.

School districts dominate the recent activity, with the mix of issuing bodies spanning Georgia school systems (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Bulloch County, Glynn County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, Douglas County purchasing cooperative), Texas school districts (Northside Independent School District in San Antonio, Austin Independent School District, McAllen Independent School District), Florida's Hillsborough County Public Schools, Connecticut's Meriden Public Schools, and Missouri's Rockwood R-VI School District. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice appears as a repeat buyer for institutional food service, issuing multiple bids for potato and carrot products used in cafeteria operations. Head Start agencies and municipal senior services also source produce components. Geographic concentration is strongest in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Florida, Connecticut, and Missouri. Representative recent opportunities include the Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (July 29, 2026 response date), requiring 5,900 weekly servings of ready-to-eat produce delivered within 400 miles of Madison, Wisconsin; Head Start of Greater Dallas' IFB 26-GP for approximately 32,409 cases of frozen foods and produce (June 24, 2026 deadline) supporting Child and Adult Care Food Program requirements; and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's IFB IW253099 for bulk white potatoes for canning (June 23, 2026 deadline). The code shows minimal standalone activity—pinkeye peas appear infrequently as discrete line items and are more often absorbed into comprehensive grocery or produce specifications where legume varieties are listed without granular UNSPSC tagging.