UNSPSC 50405613: Anaheim peppers

The variety of peppers known as anaheim peppers

UNSPSC 50405613 Anaheim peppers, a Commodity code, represents a narrow slice of the fresh produce market that state and local governments buy primarily as ingredients in institutional food service — cafeteria meals, inmate diets, senior nutrition programs, and school lunch operations. Recent opportunities show Anaheim peppers appearing as line items within larger fresh produce and food service solicitations rather than as standalone buys. The issuing bodies span state institutional agencies (departments of corrections, health and human services, mental health), county and city school districts, county parks departments, and regional food coalitions. Texas dominates recent activity, with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and multiple Texas school nutrition programs posting solicitations that name peppers among dozens of produce items. Illinois, Georgia, and Florida contribute secondary activity through department of corrections facilities, school nutrition programs, and county parks operations.

Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 (posted October 16, 2026, bids due October 23, 2026) for consumable foods at Lufkin State Supported Living Center, which specified green peppers as one of 22 line items with estimated annual volume of 1–24 cases; the Bartow County School System in Georgia (RFP 10-2026-019, due June 22, 2026) requesting local fresh produce delivery including peppers with seasonal availability documentation; and the Bryan County School Nutrition Program in Georgia (sealed bid due May 27, 2026) listing peppers among fresh produce with specific quality and delivery standards. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple fresh fruit and vegetable solicitations (IW267376, IW267420, IW267411, all September–October 2026) for food warehouse delivery to correctional facilities and state-supported living centers. Bidding requirements are consistent across these opportunities: F.O.B. Destination pricing, firm pricing for 60–240 days, bi-weekly or weekly delivery, USDA quality standards compliance, commercial liability insurance ($500,000 to $1 million per occurrence), E-Verify certification, debarment verification, and references demonstrating prior institutional food service work. Award typically goes to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. The market remains fragmented across many small-volume institutional buyers with sporadic, seasonal demand rather than consolidated procurement volumes.