UNSPSC 50405625: Jalapeno peppers

The variety of peppers known as jalapeno peppers

UNSPSC 50405625 Jalapeno peppers is a Commodity code, and state and local governments rarely solicit this item directly by name. The recent opportunities block contains no procurements explicitly requesting jalapeno peppers; instead, school districts, state agencies, and child nutrition programs are buying fresh produce in bulk as line items within larger food service contracts. The jalapeno pepper code sits within a broader family of vegetable procurement that includes carrots, potatoes, onions, peppers, and tomatoes as components of school nutrition, criminal justice, and senior services meal programs. When jurisdictions do buy peppers, they typically appear as one produce line among 60–72 items in a sealed-bid or RFP fresh-produce contract, priced per unit or per case, with delivery to multiple school sites or institutional locations.

School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with activity concentrated in Georgia and Texas. Savannah-Chatham County, Douglas County, Glynn County, Bulloch County, Liberty County, and Dougherty County school systems in Georgia have all posted recent fresh-produce solicitations covering dozens of items; Northside Independent School District (San Antonio), Austin Independent School District, and McAllen Independent School District in Texas are also actively procuring mixed fresh-produce line items. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has issued several IFBs for bulk vegetables (carrots, sweet potatoes, white potatoes) for institutional foodservice, and the Head Start of Greater Dallas and Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa, Florida) have sought fresh-produce contracts with USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program compliance. Bartow County, Early County, and Bryan County schools in Georgia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, and Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut round out the recent buyer base. Representative opportunities include Savannah-Chatham County Schools posting BID 26-34 (fresh produce for 60 school sites, bids due April 23, 2026); Douglas County School System issuing RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative for 30 districts across two Georgia areas ($4.4 million estimated for Area One, proposals due March 4, 2026); and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice posting IFB IW241979-A for 1,200 tons of carrots at $2.4 million pounds (bids due March 17, 2026). Activity is heaviest in Georgia and Texas, with secondary presence in Florida, Connecticut, Missouri, and other states where school nutrition programs are in annual or multi-year refresh cycles.