UNSPSC 50405619: Chiltecpin peppers

The variety of peppers known as chiltecpin peppers

UNSPSC 50405619 Chiltecpin peppers (Commodity) represents fresh produce sourcing for institutional food service, school nutrition programs, and senior services, with state and local governments procuring peppers alongside broader fresh fruit and vegetable categories for meal programs. Recent solicitations show chiltecpin peppers embedded within larger produce buys rather than as standalone line items; the code surfaces primarily when school districts, state agencies, and other food service operators request comprehensive fresh produce contracts that include specialty pepper varieties. Issuing bodies span school districts of all sizes (from small county systems to large metropolitan districts like McAllen ISD and Northside ISD in Texas, Hillsborough County in Florida, and Savannah-Chatham County in Georgia), state departments of criminal justice facilities, county boards of education, and city departments managing senior nutrition programs. The dominant buyer type is K–12 school nutrition programs governed by Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program requirements, followed by state institutional food service (primarily TDCJ), and occasionally Head Start and municipal senior services. Most solicitations weight cost heavily (30–50 points) alongside quality, delivery capability, and Buy American compliance, with geographic or local-sourcing preferences common in districts pursuing farm-to-school initiatives.

Procurement activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia, with secondary presence in Florida, Connecticut, and Missouri. Texas leads with frequent TDCJ produce buys (carrots, sweet potatoes, white potatoes issued as separate line-item contracts) and school district RFPs from major systems including Austin ISD, McAllen ISD, and Northside ISD. Georgia shows sustained activity from county boards of education (Bulloch, Bryan, Dougherty, Glynn, Henry, Liberty, Muscogee, Douglas County cooperative buy) and state general procurement. Representative recent opportunities include Northside Independent School District (San Antonio) RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce delivery five days weekly to 117 campuses, due May 7, 2026; Austin ISD RFP 26RFP034 for fresh produce and beverages supporting the Good Food Purchasing Program, due March 11, 2026; Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa) RFP 26039RFPDST for USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program specialty produce delivery to 18–20 elementary schools, with proposals due March 11, 2026 and estimated budget of $600,000; and Douglas County School System cooperative buy (GEC) RFP SN 26-004 covering 30 school districts across two Georgia regions with estimated annual spend of $4.4 million (Area One) and $1.1 million (Area Two), proposals due March 4, 2026. Smaller specialized procurement includes Bulloch County Schools IFP for locally sourced produce (within 200 miles) and Bartow County Schools RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables, both with local sourcing mandates and farm-of-origin traceability requirements. State-level activity includes Texas TDCJ carrot bid IW253079 and sweet potato bid IW253121 (both due June 23, 2026) and Georgia state fresh produce IFB #4 2027-2026 (due May 27, 2026). School districts increasingly require traceability documentation, HACCP certification, insurance (typically $1 million general liability minimum), and compliance with Buy American provisions; many include local-preference or farm-to-school scoring that favors regional sourcing within 50–400 miles.