UNSPSC 50405405: Blackeyed peas

The variety of peas known as blackeyed peas

UNSPSC 50405405 Blackeyed peas, a Commodity code, describes specialty legumes and related dried or processed vegetables that state and local governments procure primarily for institutional food service. Recent state and local solicitations under this code show heavy institutional demand from school nutrition programs, correctional systems, and child care providers purchasing fresh and processed produce as part of comprehensive food service contracts—though the code itself remains narrowly tagged and overshadowed by broader produce and grocery procurements that span multiple vegetables. School districts across Georgia, Texas, and Florida are the dominant issuing bodies, supported by state departments, county systems, and independent districts competing for multi-location delivery contracts. Correctional facilities in Texas (TDCJ), which appear repeatedly in the dataset for carrots, sweet potatoes, and white potatoes, represent a secondary but consistent institutional buyer. The work solicited under this code is typically line-item produce supply within larger food service contracts, with vendors expected to deliver fresh or canned vegetables to multiple school sites or institutional warehouses on weekly schedules, often at prices indexed to USDA market reports and subject to strict food safety, traceability, and Buy American compliance requirements.

Activity clusters in Georgia, Texas, and Florida. Recent examples include the Dougherty County Board of Education School Nutrition Program requesting sealed bids for fresh produce (including multiple vegetable line items) due June 16, 2026 via IFB, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice soliciting bids for white potatoes, sweet potatoes, and carrots for canning under multiple IFBs with June 2026 response dates, and Bryan County Schools in Georgia seeking fresh produce sealed bids due May 27, 2026. The Douglas County School System Georgia cooperative procurement for fresh produce and eggs (approximately $4.4 million Area One, $1.1 million Area Two) demonstrates the scale typical of multi-district regional buys. Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa, Florida pursued a cost-plus-fixed-fee Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program contract with proposals originally due March 11, 2026 and estimated annual budget of $600,000. The code shows minimal standalone blackeyed-pea-specific activity; instead, it surfaces as a line item within comprehensive vegetable or grocery procurements where evaluation emphasizes cost (typically 30–50% weight), quality and compliance with USDA standards, delivery reliability, and vendor insurance and food safety certifications. No incumbent vendors or set-asides are consistently named across opportunities.