UNSPSC 50405618: Cherry hots peppers

The variety of peppers known as cherry hots peppers

UNSPSC 50405618 Cherry hots peppers (Commodity) names a single fresh produce item that state and local governments procure primarily as part of broader food service supply contracts for institutional cafeterias, correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, schools, and senior services. Recent solicitations show cherry hot peppers are rarely requested as a standalone line item; instead, they appear bundled within larger fresh produce or fresh vegetable supply contracts where bidders quote unit pricing across dozens of commodity lines simultaneously. The issuing bodies span Texas state agencies (Health and Human Services Commission, Department of Criminal Justice), Illinois state departments (Department of Corrections, Department of Mental Health), Georgia school districts and county boards of education, Wisconsin school districts, county park departments (Collier County, Florida), and municipal food service operations. Work being solicited includes bi-weekly or weekly fresh produce delivery to institutional facilities—state-supported living centers, prisons and correctional institutions, mental health facilities, school nutrition programs, senior centers, and park concession areas. Bidders must meet USDA quality standards, deliver produce free of blemishes and rot, provide traceability documentation by farm of origin, comply with food safety regulations, and maintain temperature-controlled transport. Contracts typically run one to three years with optional renewal periods, and pricing is quoted firm and fixed on a unit basis (per pound, per case, or per unit) with F.O.B. Destination delivery terms and the vendor bearing all transportation costs.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia, with secondary activity in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Florida. Representative current solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission requesting consumables and food service items for Lufkin State Supported Living Center (IFB HHS0018082, due October 23, 2026); the Texas Department of Criminal Justice soliciting fresh fruit and vegetable supply to multiple food warehouses serving correctional facilities (IW267376 Palestine, IW267420 Snyder, IW267411 Wynne, all due October 14, 2026); the Illinois Department of Corrections requesting bi-weekly fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center with a small business set-aside (RFQ 27426DOCJOLIEB53849, due September 3, 2026); the Bartow County School System seeking local fresh fruits and vegetables within 400 miles (RFP 10-2026-019, due June 22, 2026); and the Dougherty County Board of Education requesting sealed bids for fresh produce across 24 school nutrition sites (IFB 016-SNS-2027, due June 16, 2026). School districts and state correctional agencies represent the most active repeat buyers, with procurement occurring year-round but concentrated around fiscal-year transitions (June through August) and new school-year cycles (July through September).