UNSPSC 50405617: Cayenne peppers

The variety of peppers known as cayenne peppers

UNSPSC 50405617 Cayenne peppers is a Commodity code used by state and local jurisdictions to classify procurement of specialty produce items, though current solicitation activity under this code emphasizes fresh produce supply for institutional food service across school districts, child care providers, and corrections agencies rather than cayenne peppers specifically. School districts dominate the issuing body mix, with recent opportunities from Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida), Northside Independent School District (Texas), and multiple Georgia school systems (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham County, Glynn County, Liberty County, Henry County, and Muscogee County), alongside regional Head Start child care programs and state correctional agencies in Texas. The scope reflects institutional fresh-produce procurement: districts source weekly or monthly deliveries of commodity fruits and vegetables—apples, bananas, carrots, lettuce, potatoes, strawberries, tomatoes, and seasonal items—in bulk case quantities for school meals, USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Programs, and cafeteria operations. Specifications consistently emphasize USDA compliance, HACCP plans, traceability documentation, domestic sourcing preferences, and delivery into refrigerated school kitchens on firm, fixed-price contracts running July through June fiscal cycles with renewal options.

Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Florida, Wisconsin, Connecticut, and Missouri. Representative recent opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 (posted July 8, 2026; due July 29, 2026) for 5,900 weekly servings of ready-to-eat fresh produce from local farms within 400 miles and Wisconsin, with 5% diverse-owned business preference; Northside Independent School District's RFP 2026-048 (posted April 14, 2026; due May 7, 2026) for five-day-per-week fresh produce delivery to 117 campuses across the San Antonio area; and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's multiple IFBs for commodity vegetables (carrots, sweet potatoes, white potatoes) for institutional canning and food service at posted dates in February–June 2026. The Douglas County School System's GEC Buying Cooperative RFP SN 26-004 (posted February 4, 2026; due March 4, 2026) covers 30 school districts across Georgia with estimated spending of $4.4 million to $1.1 million annually by area, illustrating the scale of institutional fresh-produce procurement in this space.