UNSPSC 50405500: Peanuts

The type of vegetable known as peanuts

UNSPSC 50405500 Peanuts is a Class code under which state and local governments procure fresh produce and food service supplies for institutional cafeterias, food warehouses, school nutrition programs, senior services, and state-supported living facilities. Recent solicitations show the code is being applied broadly to fresh-produce procurement — fruits, vegetables, and related food items — rather than peanuts specifically, suggesting state and local procurement offices use this code as a catch-all for fresh commodity sourcing across multiple food-service contexts.

The mix of issuing bodies includes state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections and Mental Health), school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Bartow County, Dougherty County, Early County, Bryan County), counties (Collier County), and specialized entities (Head Start of Greater Dallas, Marion Health Care Coalition). Texas dominates recent activity, with the TDCJ and HHSC posting multiple solicitations for produce and food items to supply correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, and food warehouses; Illinois and Georgia school districts and state agencies post regularly for fresh fruits and vegetables for child nutrition and institutional feeding programs. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 (October 23, 2026 response date) for consumable foods and food service supplies for Lufkin State Supported Living Center, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's RFP for fresh fruit and vegetables to Palestine and Snyder food warehouses (October 19 and October 14 response dates), the Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 (July 29, 2026) for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles of Wisconsin, and Bartow County School System's RFP 10-2026-019 (June 22, 2026) for local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles. Collier County's ITN 258360 (March 6, 2025 response date, though the posted date is October 8, 2026 — a likely data entry error) for food services at North Collier Regional Park applies a 10-point local-vendor preference. Most school-district solicitations emphasize local or regional sourcing within defined distances, seasonal variety, traceability documentation, and compliance with USDA nutrition standards; state institutional facilities focus on bulk commodity supply, firm fixed pricing, and delivery logistics.