UNSPSC 50407018: Chickpeas

The type of vegetable known as chickpeas

UNSPSC 50407018 Chickpeas is a Commodity code that state and local governments procure as a component of institutional food service rather than as a standalone item—the code sits within a procurement ecosystem dominated by fresh produce, vegetables, and institutional meal components for school districts, state agencies, and child nutrition programs. Recent solicitations show chickpeas are not being sourced or bid separately under this code; instead, state and local buyers are soliciting comprehensive produce and food packages that span dozens or hundreds of line items. The few opportunities tagged to chickpea codes in the dataset actually request carrots, sweet potatoes, white potatoes, and mixed fresh produce across institutional food service networks, suggesting the code is either underutilized or misapplied at posting.

Issuing bodies pursuing produce contracts at scale include school nutrition departments (school districts from Texas, Georgia, Florida, Utah, Connecticut, and Missouri), state departments of criminal justice (Texas TDCJ for institutional cafeteria procurement), child nutrition programs (Head Start agencies, municipal senior services), and specialized food authorities (transit agencies and county boards of education). The geographic spread is concentrated in Texas, Georgia, and Florida, with secondary activity in Missouri, Utah, Connecticut, and other states. Representative recent opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District Food & Nutrition (RFB 4163, fresh fruit and vegetable snacks, due July 29, 2026); Head Start of Greater Dallas, Inc. (IFB 26-GP, grocery products including frozen and fresh produce, estimated value $969,460.94, due June 24, 2026); Texas Department of Criminal Justice (IFB 304T-26-300CF, cafeteria food products including fresh and canned vegetables across five distribution points, due May 4, 2026 as extended by addendum); and Northside Independent School District in San Antonio (RFP 2026-048, fresh produce for child nutrition, due May 7, 2026). The code shows little recent activity specifically for chickpeas; most produce procurement is bundled into larger food service contracts where individual commodity lines (carrots, potatoes, tomatoes, lettuce, apples, bananas) are requested at scale with firm pricing, delivery schedule requirements, and compliance with USDA Buy American provisions, HACCP food safety standards, and state diversity preferences.