UNSPSC 50405630: Pequin peppers

The variety of peppers known as pequin peppers

UNSPSC 50405630 Pequin peppers (Commodity) represents a narrow product line within agricultural procurement but sees limited direct solicitation under this code; instead, state and local governments buy peppers as part of broad fresh produce and grocery contracts for school nutrition, corrections, senior services, and child care programs. When pequin peppers appear in recent solicitations, they are typically bundled within larger produce line-item lists rather than solicited as standalone items. The issuing bodies pursuing produce procurement span school districts (elementary through high school food service), state departments of corrections, Head Start programs, senior services divisions, and cooperative purchasing consortia. School nutrition contracts dominate the activity, with districts ranging from small rural systems to large urban districts serving 20,000+ students; Texas and Georgia school systems and state procurement offices issue the majority of recent RFPs and IFBs in this category.

The actual procurement under this code reflects institutional food service demand. Representative recent opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 (posted July 8, 2026, due July 29, 2026) seeking fresh fruit and vegetable snacks under the USDA Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program with weekly deliveries and organic produce preference; Northside Independent School District's RFP 2026-048 (posted April 14, 2026, due May 7, 2026) covering fresh produce for child nutrition across 117 campuses in San Antonio with five-day-per-week delivery; and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's multiple carrots and potato IFBs (IW253079, IW253121, IW253099, and IW241979) spanning June through March 2026 for bulk institutional supply. Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 (posted February 4, 2026, due March 4, 2026) aggregates produce procurement across 30 Georgia school districts through the GEC Buying Cooperative with approximately $5.5 million estimated annual spending. Geographic concentration in Texas and Georgia reflects both state-level institutional procurement and high density of school district solicitation activity; secondary activity appears in Florida, Connecticut, Missouri, and other states with major school districts or corrections systems.