UNSPSC 50405403: Crowder peas

The variety of peas known as crowder peas

UNSPSC 50405403 Crowder peas is a Commodity code that represents a narrow, single food product — dried legumes sourced for institutional food service operations. State and local governments procuring under this code buy fresh produce and prepared food items for cafeteria, canteen, and senior services operations at facilities ranging from state-supported living centers and correctional institutions to school nutrition programs and municipal senior centers. Recent solicitations show that produce procurement typically bundles crowder peas with broader fresh vegetable assortments rather than as a standalone line item; the code's real activity sits within larger institutional food-service RFPs and IFBs that span multiple commodity codes simultaneously. Issuing bodies include state health and human services departments, departments of criminal justice, school districts, county nutrition programs, and municipal departments of human services. Texas dominates the recent activity, with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and multiple Texas school districts posting multiple notices over the past five months; Georgia school districts (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Early County) and Illinois state facilities round out the geographic spread.

Recent representative opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods at the Lufkin State Supported Living Center (posted October 16, 2026, bids due October 23, 2026), which solicited 22 line items of prepared foods and food service supplies with estimated annual quantities from 1 to 24 cases per item; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's IFB IW267420 for fresh fruit and vegetables at the Snyder Food Warehouse (posted September 30, 2026, responses due October 14, 2026); and the Illinois Department of Corrections' RFQ 27426DOCJOLIEB53849 for fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center (posted August 27, 2026, quotes due September 3, 2026) under a small-business set-aside with bi-weekly delivery requirements and USDA quality criteria. School districts including Madison Metropolitan School District (RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks, July 29, 2026 deadline with Wisconsin sourcing requirements and a $0.20 per pound organic preference) and multiple Georgia county systems soliciting produce in May and June 2026 demonstrate sustained demand. Crowder peas as a discrete line item appear infrequently in posted opportunity summaries, suggesting the code captures a narrow slice of institutional vegetable procurement typically bought as part of broader grocery baskets rather than standalone contracts.