UNSPSC 50405601: Ajies peppers

The variety of peppers known as ajies peppers

UNSPSC 50405601 Ajies peppers (Commodity) describes fresh peppers supplied to state and local institutions, primarily school districts and correctional facilities, where procurement focuses on quantity, food safety compliance, and seasonal availability rather than specialty culinary applications. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers sourcing peppers as part of broader fresh produce contracts for child nutrition, institutional food service, and farm-to-school programming, with an emphasis on traceability, USDA compliance, and delivery logistics to multiple sites.

School districts across Georgia and Texas dominate the issuing bodies under this code, including Madison Metropolitan School District, Northside Independent School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Douglas County Schools, and Bulloch County Board of Education, alongside state departments of criminal justice in Texas and Georgia state procurement offices. Texas Department of Criminal Justice has solicited multiple fresh produce line items including carrots and potatoes for institutional canning and food service. Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Florida, Connecticut, Missouri, and other states. Representative recent opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (response deadline July 29, 2026) with organic produce priced at $0.20 per pound preference and weekly delivery to elementary students in the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program; Northside Independent School District's RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce delivery to 117 school campuses across San Antonio (proposal due May 7, 2026) with HACCP certification and Texas-grown produce prioritization; and Bulloch County's IFP for locally grown produce within 200 miles sourced for farm-to-school programming (proposals due May 4, 2026). Peppers appear as line items in several comprehensive school food service bids, including Douglas County's cooperative RFP SN 26-004 covering 30 school districts with approximately $5.5 million annual spending across produce categories, and Dougherty County's sealed bid for 40 fresh produce line items due June 16, 2026. Institutional buyers weight cost heavily (30–50 points in evaluation), with secondary emphasis on quality, compliance, delivery reliability, and local sourcing preferences where budget permits.