UNSPSC 50405630: Pequin peppers

The variety of peppers known as pequin peppers

UNSPSC 50405630 Pequin peppers is a Commodity code that names a single produce line item. State and local governments buying under this code procure fresh peppers as components of broader food-service contracts for institutional dining, school nutrition programs, corrections facilities, senior centers, and healthcare operations. Recent solicitations show pequin peppers appearing as one line item among dozens in multi-category food and produce bids rather than as a standalone procurement; the code sits within a family of fresh-produce purchases dominated by common vegetables (carrots, onions, potatoes, lettuce, tomatoes) and fruits (apples, bananas, oranges) sourced through IFB, RFP, and sealed-bid processes. Issuing bodies include state health and human services agencies, state corrections departments, county school nutrition programs, municipal senior services divisions, and specialized healthcare facilities. Procurement volumes and pricing are typically embedded in line-item cost structures rather than disclosed separately, and delivery is almost always FOB Destination with F.O.B. Destination pricing and weekly or bi-weekly scheduling tied to institutional meal cycles.

Recent activity clusters in Texas (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice) and Georgia (school districts including Bryan County, Bartow County, Dougherty County, and Early County), with additional solicitations from Illinois (Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District), Florida (Collier County), and Texas-based Head Start providers. Representative opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (bids due October 23, 2026), which listed peppers as one of 22 line items alongside prepared foods and food-service supplies; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's fresh-fruit-and-vegetable solicitations IW267376 (Palestine, due October 19, 2026) and IW267420 (Snyder Food Warehouse, due October 14, 2026), neither of which disclosed detailed line-item specifications in available documentation; Bryan County School Nutrition Program's sealed bid for fresh produce (due May 27, 2026), which specified multiple produce categories but did not isolate pequin peppers; and the Illinois Department of Corrections' RFQ 27426DOCJOLIEB53849 for fresh produce at Joliet Treatment Center (quotes due September 3, 2026), which named specific produce items but not pequin peppers explicitly. Pequin peppers do not appear as a primary focus in any recently posted opportunity—the code sees activity primarily as a subordinate line item within larger food-service aggregations rather than as a dedicated procurement focus.