UNSPSC 50405610: Melrose peppers

The variety of peppers known as melrose peppers

UNSPSC 50405610 Melrose peppers is a Commodity code. State and local governments buy fresh peppers—specifically melrose peppers alongside other produce varieties—as food service ingredients for institutional kitchens, school nutrition programs, and correctional facilities. Recent solicitations show melrose peppers appearing in broader fresh-produce line items for state-supported living centers, school districts, and criminal justice agencies, where they are procured as part of mixed fresh-vegetable contracts rather than as standalone commodity purchases. The work is straightforward produce supply: vendors deliver fresh, USDA-grade produce meeting quality standards (clean, firm, free of blemishes) to designated facilities on fixed schedules, typically bi-weekly or weekly, with pricing quoted per unit or per case on F.O.B. Destination terms and vendors bearing all transportation costs. Issuing bodies span state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Department of Mental Health), state correctional departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections), school districts (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Early County, Madison Metropolitan), and municipal parks and recreation departments (Collier County). Texas agencies—particularly HHSC and TDCJ—are repeat buyers, issuing multiple solicitations for fresh-produce supply to multiple institutional locations.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia, with secondary activity in Illinois, Florida, and Wisconsin. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicited for consumables and fresh vegetables at Lufkin and Mexia state-supported living centers in August and October 2026 (IFBs HHS0018082, HHS0017872, HHS0017799, HHS0017798), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued RFPs for fresh fruit and vegetable supply to food warehouses in Snyder, Wynne, and Palestine throughout September and October 2026 (IFBs IW267420, IW267411, IW267376). Georgia school districts—Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, and Early County—posted sealed bids for fresh produce including peppers in May and June 2026 (RFPs 10-2026-019, 016-SNS-2027, Bryan County School Nutrition Produce BID, Early County FY27 Food Bid), with delivery to central warehouses and individual school sites. The Illinois Department of Corrections (Joliet Treatment Center, solicitation 27426DOCJOLIEB53849) and Illinois Department of Mental Health (Madden Mental Health Center, solicitation 27444DHSMENTHB53608) both posted small-purchase RFQs for fresh produce in August 2026. Madison Metropolitan School District issued RFB 4163 in July 2026 for ready-to-eat fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles of Wisconsin and within state lines, with a local-vendor preference. Response dates have passed for most recent solicitations posted before late September 2026; active opportunities with October 2026 and later due dates include the Texas HHS consumables and fresh-vegetable IFBs.