UNSPSC 50405614: Ancho peppers

The variety of peppers known as ancho peppers

UNSPSC 50405614 Ancho peppers is a Commodity code that captures the procurement of fresh peppers and other specialty produce items by state and local school districts, institutional food service operations, and municipal child nutrition programs. State and local governments buy ancho peppers and related produce directly as fresh ingredients for school meal programs, institutional canning and food service operations, and federal child nutrition initiatives. The issuing bodies span school nutrition programs (Madison Metropolitan School District, Northside Independent School District, multiple Georgia county and city school systems), state criminal justice institutions (Texas Department of Criminal Justice), child care agencies (Head Start programs), senior services (City of San Antonio), and regional cooperative purchasing consortia serving multiple districts. The work being solicited includes fresh produce supply contracts for K-12 school nutrition, institutional food service across correctional facilities and senior centers, and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program delivery for elementary students.

Recent procurement activity is concentrated in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Florida, Missouri, Connecticut, and other states. Representative recent opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (response due July 29, 2026), requiring local sourcing within 400 miles and Wisconsin, with a 5 percent preference for diverse-owned vendors and weekly delivery of approximately 5,900 servings for elementary students; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's multiple IFB procurements for bulk vegetables and potatoes for canning (IW253099 for white potatoes, IW253121 for sweet potatoes, and IW241979-A for 2.4 million pounds of carrots, all with responses due June 23, 2026 or earlier); and Northside Independent School District's RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce delivery to 117 campuses across the San Antonio area (response due May 7, 2026). Evaluation commonly weights cost at 35–50 percent, product quality and availability at 15–30 percent, and vendor experience and service capability at 10–20 percent. Contracts typically run one school or fiscal year (July–June) with optional renewals of two to four years; insurance minimums range from $500,000 to $2 million. Geographic preference to local and domestic products, HACCP compliance, and Buy American Act adherence are standard requirements. No specific set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises are named across the recent solicitations reviewed, though many encourage participation from small and minority-owned businesses as a federal funding condition.