UNSPSC 50405624: Hungarian wax peppers

The variety of peppers known as hungarian wax peppers

UNSPSC 50405624 Hungarian wax peppers is a Commodity code within the broader produce taxonomy, but recent state and local procurement activity shows minimal direct solicitation for Hungarian wax peppers specifically. Instead, state and local governments are purchasing fresh produce broadly — including peppers — as part of larger institutional food service contracts for correctional facilities, state supported living centers, schools, mental health facilities, parks departments, and senior services. The work spans fresh fruit and vegetable supply contracts with requirements for on-site delivery, quality compliance, cold-chain logistics, and USDA grade certifications. Issuing bodies include state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Bartow County, Dougherty County, Early County, Bryan County), county services (Collier County parks and recreation, Marion Health Care Coalition), and municipal services (San Antonio senior centers). Repeat buyers appear concentrated in Texas state agencies and Georgia school districts, which have issued multiple fresh produce solicitations over the past four months.

Activity spans Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Florida, and Wisconsin, with the heaviest recent concentration in Texas and Georgia. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice fresh fruit and vegetable supply to its Snyder and Wynne food warehouses (IFB IW267420 and IFB IW267411, due October 14, 2026), Madison Metropolitan School District fresh fruit and vegetable snacks under RFB 4163 (due July 29, 2026, with sourcing limited to within 400 miles of Madison and Wisconsin), and Bryan County Schools produce procurement for school year 2026-2027 (sealed bid due May 27, 2026 at 11:00 a.m., requesting 790+ cases of onions, 260+ cases of carrots, 825 cases of strawberries, and multiple pepper varieties). The Illinois Department of Corrections Joliet Treatment Center fresh produce IFB (27426DOCJOLIEB53849, due September 3, 2026, with small business set-aside) specifies delivery of green bell peppers (35-45 lbs per case) alongside other produce bi-weekly on mutually agreed-upon days. None of these solicitations name Hungarian wax peppers as a line item; the code appears to represent a niche product within broader commodity categories that state and local buyers procure as part of mixed vegetable orders rather than standalone purchases.