UNSPSC 50407049: Paprika

The type of vegetable known as paprika

UNSPSC 50407049 Paprika, a Commodity code, represents fresh spice and seasoning ingredients that state and local governments procure primarily as components within broader food service supply chains rather than as standalone commodity purchases. Recent state and local solicitations confirm that paprika appears incidentally within institutional food service RFPs and IFBs issued by correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, school nutrition programs, and mental health facilities — typically as a line item within larger fresh produce, grocery, or food supplies contracts rather than as a dedicated procurement vehicle. The code sees activity from state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), county school boards (Bartow County Schools, Bryan County Schools, Dougherty County Schools, Early County Schools), independent school districts (Madison Metropolitan School District), city and county departments (Collier County, San Antonio), and specialized procurement entities (Head Start of Greater Dallas). Texas state agencies and Texas Department of Criminal Justice dominate recent posting volume, with secondary activity in Georgia school districts and Illinois institutional facilities.

Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017872 for consumables and noncontract food and kitchen items at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (posted August 11, 2026, bids due August 25, 2026), which bundled food products and food service supplies across 20 line items for fiscal year 2027 operations; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's solicitation IW267420 for fresh fruit and vegetables to Snyder Food Warehouse (posted September 30, 2026, responses due October 14, 2026); and the Illinois Department of Corrections' RFQ for fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center (posted August 27, 2026, quotes due September 3, 2026), a small-business set-aside contract requiring bi-weekly deliveries of specified produce items. Activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Illinois; most opportunities are issued under IFB, RFQ, or sealed-bid notice types with response windows of seven to thirty days. Paprika procurement does not appear as a standalone commodity focus in recent postings and is best pursued as a line item within broader food service or institutional grocery supply contracts.