UNSPSC 50405631: Pimiento peppers

The variety of peppers known as pimiento peppers

UNSPSC 50405631 Pimiento peppers (Commodity) covers fresh pimiento pepper supply to school nutrition programs, child care operations, senior services, and institutional food systems serving state and local public bodies. State and local governments procuring under this code buy fresh produce as part of broad grocery and food service contracts—often bundled with other vegetable and fruit categories rather than as a standalone item. School nutrition programs are the dominant issuing bodies, with secondary activity from child care facilities, senior services departments, and corrections agencies. Recent solicitations show pimientos typically requested as one line item within 40- to 80-item fresh produce bids rather than as a sole focus; the code captures the commodity regardless of packaging context (bulk cases, pre-cut, or portioned forms). Evaluation criteria across recent opportunities weight price competitively, require USDA Buy American compliance and HACCP documentation, mandate on-time weekly delivery to multiple school sites or institutional locations, and assess vendor experience, product quality, and insurance coverage at $500,000 to $2,000,000 general liability thresholds.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas, with secondary momentum in Florida, Connecticut, Missouri, and other southeastern jurisdictions. Georgia school districts (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Glynn County, Douglas County, Savannah-Chatham, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Henry County, and Bulloch County) have issued fresh produce RFPs and ITBs collectively covering dozens of school sites since March 2026; Texas Department of Criminal Justice and school districts (McAllen, Northside, Austin, Hillsborough County in Florida) have similarly broad procurement activity. Representative recent opportunities include Bartow County Schools RFP 10-2026-019 (local fresh fruits and vegetables, due June 22, 2026), Dougherty County Board of Education sealed bid for fresh produce (due June 16, 2026), and Glynn County Board of Education IFB 27-02 fresh produce (due April 14, 2026). No opportunities in the source focus exclusively on pimientos, and the code shows little distinct recent activity—pimientos appear as line items within larger vegetable bundles rather than as standalone competitive solicitations. Vendors pursuing this code should expect to bid pimientos as part of comprehensive fresh produce packages with annual contract terms running July through June, weekly delivery obligations, and competitive pricing benchmarked to USDA terminal market reports or index-based markup structures.