UNSPSC 50405632: Poblano peppers

The variety of peppers known as poblano peppers

UNSPSC 50405632 Poblano peppers (Commodity) represents fresh produce procurement for school nutrition, child care, and institutional feeding programs. State and local governments buy poblano peppers primarily as components of fresh produce contracts serving K–12 school districts, Head Start programs, and state correctional facilities. The code appears in mixed-commodity fresh produce RFPs and IFBs where poblano peppers are specified alongside broader produce line items (carrots, tomatoes, bell peppers, onions, and leafy greens) rather than as standalone solicitations. School districts and state agencies treat the code as part of comprehensive fresh produce sourcing aligned with USDA Child Nutrition Reimbursable and Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program compliance requirements. Issuing bodies include independent school districts (ranging from 6,900-student systems to 83-school urban districts), county school boards, charter or cooperative purchasing consortia, and state departments of criminal justice managing institutional food service. Many contracts require GAP certification, HACCP plans, traceability documentation, and temperature-controlled delivery to multiple school sites during standard operating hours. Geographic spread of recent activity centers on Georgia (particularly the Savannah-Chatham area, Dougherty County, Bulloch County, Bryan County, Muscogee County, Glynn County, Douglas County, and Henry County school systems), Texas (including Northside ISD and McAllen ISD), Florida (Hillsborough County), and Missouri (Rockwood School District), with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice conducting separate bulk vegetable procurements. Representative recent opportunities include the Hillsborough County Public Schools Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program RFP (26039RFPDST, due March 11, 2026, soliciting specialty fruits and vegetables for 18 elementary schools with cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing and $600,000 estimated annual budget), the Northside Independent School District RFP 2026-048 (due May 7, 2026, for fresh produce delivery to 117 campuses five days weekly with evaluation weighting 35% on purchase price), and the Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative (due March 4, 2026, for 72 produce line items across 30 school districts with approximately $5.5 million estimated annual spending across two geographic areas). School districts applying USDA produce price indexing and cost-plus markup models appear frequently; many require net 30 to net 40 payment terms and carry firm pricing for the initial contract period with redetermination after six months or January renewal dates pegged to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service or Consumer Price Index documentation.