UNSPSC 50405635: Tabasco peppers

The variety of peppers known as tabasco peppers

UNSPSC 50405635 Tabasco peppers is a Commodity code, yet state and local procurement bodies do not source tabasco peppers specifically; instead, they procure fresh produce more broadly through school nutrition, corrections, and senior services programs. The recent solicitations tagged under this code reflect institutional demand for comprehensive fresh-produce supply—apples, bananas, carrots, lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, potatoes, and dozens of other staples—sourced for school districts, state corrections facilities, Head Start programs, and municipal senior centers. Tabasco peppers do not appear in any of the representative opportunities. State and local buyers emphasize domestic sourcing, food safety compliance (HACCP plans and recall procedures), weekly refrigerated delivery to multiple sites, competitive unit pricing often benchmarked to USDA terminal-market reports, and producer certification (GAP audits where required). School districts dominate the buying base, including large systems like Northside ISD in Texas (83 schools), Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut (8,200 students), and McAllen ISD (20,000 students), as well as smaller county systems across Georgia, Texas, and Florida. Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) and state-level purchasing offices also procure regularly for institutional food service.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (Bartow County Schools, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Bulloch County, Glynn County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham, Henry County, Douglas County), Texas (Northside ISD, Austin ISD, McAllen ISD, TDCJ), and Florida (Hillsborough County), with secondary presence in Connecticut, Missouri, and other states. Representative recent opportunities include the Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs across 30 Georgia school districts with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One (due March 4, 2026); Northside ISD RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce delivery to 117 campuses across San Antonio (due May 7, 2026); Meriden Public Schools RFP 026-41 for commercial groceries, beverages, and produce to 8,200 students with anticipated contract value of $3.1 million (due February 25, 2026); and Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks serving approximately 5,900 weekly servings under the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (due July 29, 2026). Evaluation typically weights cost (30–50 points), product quality and availability (15–30 points), delivery capability and service (15–25 points), and vendor qualifications and compliance. Set-asides are rare; most solicitations emphasize HUB, SBE, MBE, and WBE participation encouragement without mandatory designations. Payment terms run Net 30 to Net 40 from delivery, with contracts typically 12 months plus renewal options. The code shows steady pipeline activity from March through July 2026, reflecting back-to-back budget cycles and school-year transition planning.