UNSPSC 50405623: Habanero peppers

The variety of peppers known as habanero peppers

UNSPSC 50405623 Habanero peppers is a Commodity code that describes fresh produce sold to state and local governments principally for institutional food service — cafeteria supply, dining facility stock, and congregate meal programs. The recent opportunities block shows no habanero-specific solicitations; instead, state and local buyers post RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, and ITBs for broad fresh produce categories (mixed fruit and vegetable assortments, fresh-produce snacks, and seasonal local produce) that reference pepper varieties as line items within larger commodity groupings. The code sits at the bottom of UNSPSC's produce taxonomy and captures a single item type, yet state and local procurement offices typically solicit peppers as part of consolidated food-service awards rather than as standalone line items. Issuing bodies soliciting produce under related family and class codes span Texas state health and criminal justice agencies (TDCJ, HHSC), Illinois state departments (DOC, DMH), school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Dougherty County Board of Education, Bryan County Schools, Early County Board of Education, Bartow County School System), county governments (Collier County), and specialized entities (Head Start of Greater Dallas, Marion Health Care Coalition). Texas repeats frequently across the recent-activity block, with TDCJ issuing multiple fresh-fruit-and-vegetable RFQs and IFBs for warehouse supply to institutional food-service points.

The geographic footprint spans Texas, Illinois, Georgia, Florida, and Wisconsin. Texas dominates the recent activity, with TDCJ posting fresh-produce RFQs for Snyder Food Warehouse, Wynne Food Warehouse, and Palestine facility supply, and HHSC issuing IFBs for food-service groceries at Lufkin and Mexia State Supported Living Centers; Illinois Department of Corrections posted a small-business-set-aside RFQ for fresh produce at Joliet Treatment Center (due September 3, 2026); and school districts in Georgia (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Early County) posted fresh-produce bids during May and June 2026. The Collier County Board of County Commissioners issued an ITN for food services (including produce supply) at North Collier Regional Park. A representative recent opportunity is the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (posted October 16, 2026, due October 23, 2026 at 10:30 a.m.), which included peppers as one of approximately 22 line items spanning prepared foods and food service supplies, with estimated annual usage of 1 to 24 cases per item, F.O.B. Destination pricing, and delivery within seven days of order. Another is the Illinois Department of Corrections RFQ 27426DOCJOLIEB53849 for fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center (posted August 27, 2026, due September 3, 2026), a small-business set-aside that specified green bell peppers (35–45 lbs per case), along with onions, cucumbers, cabbage, lettuce, apples, oranges, tomatoes, potatoes, bananas, garlic, celery, green onions, and cilantro, all to USDA criteria, with bi-weekly delivery, F.O.B. Destination pricing, and prevailing-wage compliance required under Illinois law.