UNSPSC 50405641: Aji montana

Variety of chilis known as aji montana

UNSPSC 50405641 Aji montana (Commodity) covers fresh produce procurement by state and local agencies, specifically fresh fruits and vegetables sourced for institutional food service, child nutrition programs, and senior services. State and local governments buy under this code primarily through school districts, departments of criminal justice, and municipal nutrition programs acquiring ready-to-eat or minimally processed produce—apples, bananas, carrots, potatoes, lettuce, tomatoes, berries, and seasonal specialties—for delivery to cafeterias, food warehouses, and distribution centers. The issuing bodies include school districts (elementary through secondary), state departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Georgia state operations), county boards of education, independent school districts, Head Start agencies, and municipal senior services divisions. School districts represent the dominant buyer category, with recent solicitations from Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), Northside Independent School District (Texas), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), and multiple Georgia county school systems (Bartow, Dougherty, Bryan, Glynn, Liberty, Muscogee, Henry, Douglas, Bulloch, Early County). State and criminal justice agencies also solicit regularly, notably TDCJ with multiple vegetable procurement IFBs, and standalone child nutrition programs including Head Start of Greater Dallas and Hillsborough County Public Schools' USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program.

Geographic activity concentrates in the South and Southwest, particularly Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Wisconsin, Florida, Connecticut, Missouri, and Arizona. Representative recent opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (5,900 servings weekly, due July 29, 2026, with 5% preference for Wisconsin diverse-owned suppliers), Northside Independent School District RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce (delivery five days weekly to 117 campuses in San Antonio, due May 7, 2026), Glynn County Board of Education IFB 27-02 for fresh produce (60 line items, 16 school sites, sealed bids due April 14, 2026), Head Start of Greater Dallas IFB 26-GP for groceries and produce ($969,460.94 estimated value, due June 24, 2026), and Texas Department of Criminal Justice IFBs for carrots (IW253079), white potatoes (IW253099), and sweet potatoes (IW253121) with June 23, 2026 response deadlines. Contracts typically run school fiscal years (July-June) with options for one to four renewal periods; pricing is frequently firm for initial contract periods with potential escalation clauses tied to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service or Consumer Price Index data. Buy American compliance, HACCP certification, general liability insurance ($500,000 to $2,000,000 minimums), and weekly or twice-weekly delivery schedules are standard requirements across jurisdictions.