UNSPSC 50405612: Aji dulces peppers

The variety of peppers known as aji dulces peppers

UNSPSC 50405612 Aji dulces peppers, a Commodity code, represents a narrowly defined fresh produce item that state and local governments procure as part of broader school nutrition, correctional facility food service, and institutional meal programs—not as a standalone category but embedded within comprehensive fresh produce bids covering dozens of line items. Recent state and local solicitations show minimal direct procurement of aji dulces peppers by name; instead, procurement bodies aggregate fresh pepper varieties (bell peppers, hot peppers, specialty peppers) into consolidated produce specifications where individual items compete on price, quality, and availability within larger competitive awards.

The issuing bodies pursuing produce procurement under this code tier span school districts (from single-district systems to large urban districts like Austin ISD, Northside ISD, and Meriden Public Schools), county boards of education across Georgia, state agencies (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, State of Georgia), and regional cooperative purchasing vehicles (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia districts). School nutrition programs dominate the recent activity, with districts sourcing fresh produce to support National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) operations. Representative recent opportunities include Northside Independent School District (San Antonio) issuing RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce delivery to 127 campuses five days per week (response due May 7, 2026), the Dougherty County Board of Education (Georgia) soliciting sealed bids for 40 fresh produce line items to supply 24 school sites (bids due June 16, 2026), and McAllen Independent School District issuing RFP 2026-1029 for fresh produce across 31 campuses (extended deadline March 6, 2026). Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (Dougherty County, Bulloch County, Bryan County, Glynn County, Douglas County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Henry County, Savannah-Chatham County), Texas (Austin ISD, Northside ISD, McAllen ISD, Meriden Public Schools), and Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools). Procurement also spans correctional food service through TDCJ bids for bulk white potatoes, sweet potatoes, and carrots, and state-level fresh produce solicitations in Georgia and Texas. The code shows substantial recent activity across all tier types (IFBs, RFPs, RFQs) with response dates spanning February through July 2026, with school districts emphasizing domestic sourcing preferences, local/regional sourcing when cost and quality align, HACCP compliance, Buy American Act compliance, and delivery to multiple sites with temperature-controlled logistics.